Macroperipatus perrieri

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Macroperipatus perrieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
M. perrieri
Binomial name
Macroperipatus perrieri
(Bouvier, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus perrieri (Bouvier 1899)
  • Peripatus (Macroperipatus) perrieri (Clark 1913)

Macroperipatus perrieri is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Females of this species have 32 pairs of legs; males have 28.[2] The type locality is in Mexico.[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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