Ooperipatus porcatus

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Ooperipatus porcatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Ooperipatus
Species:
O. porcatus
Binomial name
Ooperipatus porcatus
Reid, 2000

Ooperipatus porcatus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] This species has 15 pairs of legs.[2] It is found in Victoria, Australia.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Reid, Amanda L. (2000). "Descriptions of Lathropatus nemorum, gen. et sp. nov., and six new Ooperipatus Dendy (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) from south-eastern Australia". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 112 (2): 153–184 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.


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