| Oroperipatus ecuadoriensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Oroperipatus |
| Species: | O. ecuadoriensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oroperipatus ecuadoriensis (Bouvier, 1902) | |
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Oroperipatus ecuadoriensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] The original description of this species is based on a female specimen notable for its large size (67 mm in length); this description also reports 39 pairs of legs.[2] The type locality is in Ecuador.[3]
References
- ↑ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ↑ Bouvier, E.-L. (1902). "Le Peripatus ecuadorensis". Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris. 9 (4): 53–62 – 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.
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