Paraperipatus papuensis

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Paraperipatus papuensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Paraperipatus
Species:
P. papuensis
Binomial name
Paraperipatus papuensis
(Sedgwick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus papuensis (Sedgwick, 1910)

Paraperipatus papuensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] Males in this species have 21 to 27 pairs of legs; females have 21 to 29 leg pairs.[2] The maximum number of leg pairs recorded in this species (29) is also the maximum number of leg pairs found in the family Peripatopsidae.[3][4] The type locality is in Western New Guinea, Indonesia.[5]

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. ^ Giribet, Gonzalo; Edgecombe, Gregory D. (2020-03-03). 30. Onychophora. Princeton University Press. doi:10.1515/9780691197067-032. ISBN 978-0-691-19706-7.
  4. ^ Mayer, Georg (2007-04-05). "Metaperipatus inae sp. nov. (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) from Chile with a novel ovarian type and dermal insemination". Zootaxa. 1440 (1): 21–37. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1440.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334 – via ResearchGate.
  5. ^ 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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