Epiperipatus vagans

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Epiperipatus vagans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Order:
Family:
Peripatidae
Genus:
Epiperipatus
Species:
E. vagans
Binomial name
Epiperipatus vagans
(Brues, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus (Epiperipatus) brasiliensis var. vagans(Brues 1925)
  • Epiperipatus brasiliensis vagans (Peck 1975)

Epiperipatus vagans is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] The male of this species has 29 pairs of legs; females have 30 to 33.[2] The type locality is in Panama.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Brues, Carles T. (1925). "Notes on Neotropical Onycophora". Psyche. 32 (3): 159–165. doi:10.1155/1925/79079. ISSN 0033-2615.
  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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