Oroperipatus eisenii
Species of velvet worm
Oroperipatus eisenii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Oroperipatus |
Species: | O. eisenii |
Binomial name | |
Oroperipatus eisenii (Wheeler, 1898) | |
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Oroperipatus eisenii is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae.[1] Females of this species have 27 to 29 pairs of legs,[2] usually 28;[3] males have 23 to 26.[4] Females range from 30 mm to 57 mm in length, while males range from 20 mm to 23 mm.[4] The type locality is found in Brazil and central Mexico.[5]
References
- ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Rucker, Augusta (1900). "A Description of the Male of Peripatus Eisenii Wheeler". The Biological Bulletin. 1 (5): 251–259. doi:10.2307/1535657. hdl:2027/hvd.32044107303539. ISSN 0006-3185. JSTOR 1535657.
- ^ Marcus, Eveline du Bois-Reymond (1952-12-23). "On South American Malacopoda". Boletins da Faculdade de Philosophia, Sciencias e Letras, Universidade de São Paulo. Zoologia. 17 (17): 189–209. doi:10.11606/issn.2526-4877.bsffclzoologia.1952.125190. ISSN 2526-4877.
- ^ a b Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristcs in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical. 42 (3): 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.
- ^ Oliveira, I. S.; Read, V. M. S. J.; Mayer, G. (2012). "A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names". ZooKeys (211): 1–70. Bibcode:2012ZooK..211....1O. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.
Further reading
- Cupul-Magana, F. G.; Navarrete-Heredia, J. L. (2008). "Rediscovery and New Data for Oroperipatus eisenii (Wheeler, 1898) from Mexico (Onychophora: Peripatidae)". Entomological News. 119 (5): 545–549. doi:10.3157/0013-872X-119.5.545. S2CID 85771298.
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