Mesoperipatus

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Mesoperipatus tholloni
Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Udeonychophora
Order:
Euonychophora
Family:
Peripatidae
Genus:
Mesoperipatus

Evans, 1901
Species:
M. tholloni
Binomial name
Mesoperipatus tholloni
(Bouvier, 1898)

Mesoperipatus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family, containing a single species Mesoperipatus tholloni. It is found in Gabon,[2] making it the only known species of velvet worm in the tropics of Africa, and the only known species of peripatid velvet worm in Africa. Females of this species have 24 to 27 pairs of legs; males have 23 or 24.[3]

In terms of conservation status, this species is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[1]

See also[]

  • Onychophora#Conservation

References[]

  1. ^ a b New, T.R. (1996). "Mesoperipatus tholloni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T13239A3424284. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13239A3424284.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Mesoperipatus tholloni". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. ^ Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristcs in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical: 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.


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