Mantonipatus
Mantonipatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Onychophora
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Family: | Peripatopsidae
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Genus: | Mantonipatus Ruhberg, 1985
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Species: | M. persiculus
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Binomial name | |
Mantonipatus persiculus Ruhberg, 1985
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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[]
- ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristcs in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical: 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
Categories:
- Onychophoran genera
- Monotypic protostome genera
- Fauna of South Australia
- Endemic fauna of Australia
- Onychophoran stubs