Paraperipatus keiensis

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Paraperipatus keiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Paraperipatus
Species:
P. keiensis
Binomial name
Paraperipatus keiensis
Horst, 1923

Paraperipatus keiensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] Females of this species have 24 or 25 pairs of legs; males have 22 or 23.[2] The type locality is in Kai Besar, Indonesia.[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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