Epiperipatus paurognostus

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Epiperipatus paurognostus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Order:
Family:
Peripatidae
Genus:
Epiperipatus
Species:
E. paurognostus
Binomial name
Epiperipatus paurognostus
Oliveira et al., 2011
Synonyms
  • Epiperipatus schedocrypticus (Lacorte et al., 2010)

Epiperipatus paurognostus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Males of this species have 26 or 27 pairs of legs; females have 27 to 29.[2] The type locality is in Minas Gerais, Brazil.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Oliveira I.; 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. ISSN 1984-4689.
  3. ^ 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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