Epiperipatus brasiliensis

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Epiperipatus brasiliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Udeonychophora
Order:
Euonychophora
Family:
Peripatidae
Genus:
Epiperipatus
Species:
E. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Epiperipatus brasiliensis
(Bouvier, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus santarem Sedgwick, 1888 — nomen oblitum
  • Peripatus brasiliensis Bouvier, 1899
  • Epiperipatus brasiliensis brasiliensis — Peck, 1975

Epiperipatus brasiliensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Males of this species have 29 pairs of legs; females have 31 or 32.[2] The type locality is in Pará, Brazil.[3] Epiperipatus vagans from Barro Colorado Island (Panama) was originally described as subspecies of Epiperipatus brasiliensis, but is now treated as a full species.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Oliveira I. S.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Costa, Cristiano Sampaio; Chagas-Junior, Amazonas & Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo (2018-10-16). "Redescription of Epiperipatus edwardsii, and descriptions of five new species of Epiperipatus from Brazil (Onychophora: Peripatidae)". Zoologia. 35: 1–15. doi:10.3897/zoologia.35.e23366.
  3. ^ a b 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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.


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