Epiperipatus hilkae
| Epiperipatus hilkae | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Onychophora
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| Genus: | Epiperipatus
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| Species: | E. hilkae
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| Epiperipatus hilkae Morera-Brenes & Monge-Nájera, 1990
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Epiperipatus hilkae is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Males of this species have 25 to 27 pairs of legs; females have 28 to 29.[2][3] The type locality is in Costa Rica.[4]
References[]
- ^ Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristcs in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical: 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.
- ^ Morera-Brenes, Bernal; Monge-Nájera, Julián (1990). "Epiperipatus hilkae, n. Sp. from Costa Rica (Onychophora: Peripatidae)". Revista de Biología Tropical: 449–455. 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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.
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