Macroperipatus insularis
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Onychophora
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| Family: | Peripatidae
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| Species: | M. insularis
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| Macroperipatus insularis Clark, 1937
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Macroperipatus insularis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. It may be found in Jamaica, Hispaniola, or Haiti.[2][3] The female of this species has 20 pairs of legs.[4] The species is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.[1]
See also[]
- Onychophora#Conservation
References[]
- ^ a b New, T.R. (1996). "Macroperipatus insularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T12609A3365152. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T12609A3365152.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Daniel E. Perez-Gelabert (2008) Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti): A checklist and bibliography. Zootaxa 1831: 1-530
- ^ 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.
- ^ Clark, Austin H. (1937). "On some onychophores from the West Indies and Central America". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 85 (3027): 1–3 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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