Oroperipatus belli
Appearance
Oroperipatus belli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Oroperipatus |
Species: | O. belli
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Binomial name | |
Oroperipatus belli (Bouvier, 1904)
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Oroperipatus belli is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] The female of this species has 28 pairs of legs; the male has 25 pairs.[2][3] The type locality is in Ecuador.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ 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. 42 (3): 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.
- ^ Bouvier, E.-L. (1904). "Peripatus belli (espéce nouvelle de l'Equateur)". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (in French). 10: 56–57 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ 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.