Mantonipatus

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Mantonipatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Order:
Family:
Peripatopsidae
Genus:
Mantonipatus

Ruhberg, 1985
Species:
M. persiculus
Binomial name
Mantonipatus persiculus
Ruhberg, 1985

Mantonipatus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Mantonipatus persiculus.[1] This species has 15 pairs of legs[2] and is found in South Australia.[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. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.


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