Peripatus danicus
Peripatus danicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Class: | Udeonychophora |
Order: | Euonychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Peripatus |
Species: | P. danicus
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Binomial name | |
Peripatus danicus Bouvier, 1900
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Peripatus danicus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Females of this species have 31 to 33 pairs of legs; males have 26 to 28.[2] The type locality is in Saint Thomas Island.[3]
References[]
- ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristcs in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical: 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.
- ^ 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.
Data related to Peripatus danicus at Wikispecies
Categories:
- Onychophorans
- Animals described in 1900
- Onychophoran stubs