Macroperipatus guianensis

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Macroperipatus guianensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Udeonychophora
Order:
Euonychophora
Family:
Peripatidae
Genus:
Macroperipatus
Species:
M. guianensis
Binomial name
Macroperipatus guianensis
(Evans, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus guianensis (Evans, 1903)
  • Peripatus ohausi var. guianensis (Bouvier 1904)
  • Peripatus (Macroperipatus) guianensis (Clark 1913)

Macroperipatus guianensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Females of this species have 27 pairs of legs; males have 24.[2] The type locality is in Guyana.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristcs in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical: 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.
  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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