Peripatopsis stelliporata
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Onychophora
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| Species: | P. stelliporata
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| Peripatopsis stelliporata Sherbon & Walker, 2004
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Peripatopsis stelliporata is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] This species has 17 to 19 pairs of legs, usually 18, with the last leg pair reduced more in males than in females.[2] The type locality is in South Africa.[3]
References[]
- ^ Oliveira, I. S.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Sherbon, Beverley J.; Walker, Muriel H. (2004). "A new species of Peripatopsis from South Africa, P. stelliporata, with observations on embryonic development and sperm degradation (Onychophora, Peripatopsidae)". Journal of Zoology. 264 (3): 295–305. doi:10.1017/s0952836904005783. ISSN 0952-8369.
- ^ 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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