Epiperipatus vespucci
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Epiperipatus
Species:
E. vespucci
Binomial name
Epiperipatus vespucci
Brues, 1914
Synonyms
  • Peripatus (Epiperipatus) vespuccii (Brues, 1914)

Epiperipatus vespucci is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] This species is dark with a complex pattern on its dorsal surface.[2] The male of this species has 30 pairs of legs; females have 33 or 34.[3][2] The type locality is in Colombia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 Oliveira, Ivo S.; Lacorte, Gustavo A.; Fonseca, Cleusa G.; Wieloch, Alfredo H.; Mayer, Georg (2011-06-10). "Cryptic Speciation in Brazilian Epiperipatus (Onychophora: Peripatidae) Reveals an Underestimated Diversity among the Peripatid Velvet Worms". PLOS ONE. 6 (6): e19973. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019973. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3112143. PMID 21695250.
  3. ↑ Brues, Charles T. (1914). "A new Peripatus from Columbia". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 58: 375–382 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ↑ 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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