Phallocephale
| Phallocephale | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Onychophora
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| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae
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| Genus: | Phallocephale Reid, 1996
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| Species: | P. tallagandensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phallocephale tallagandensis Reid, 1996
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Phallocephale is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Phallocephale tallagandensis. It is found in New South Wales, Australia. The specific epithet is named for Tallaganda National Park, where this species is known to occur.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
Further reading[]
- Sands, C. J.; Lancaster, M. L.; Austin, J. J.; Sunnucks, P. (2009). "Single copy nuclear DNA markers for the onychophoran Phallocephale tallagandensis". Conservation Genetics Resources. 1 (1): 7–19. doi:10.1007/s12686-009-9004-0. S2CID 1021258.
- Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with Comments on Peripatopsid Relationships". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/IT9960663.
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- Onychophoran genera
- Monotypic protostome genera
- Fauna of New South Wales
- Endemic fauna of Australia
- Taxa named by Amanda Reid (malacologist)
- Onychophoran stubs