Austroperipatus paradoxus

Austroperipatus paradoxus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Austroperipatus
Species:
A. paradoxus
Binomial name
Austroperipatus paradoxus
(Bouvier, 1915)

Austroperipatus paradoxus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] This species has 15 pairs of legs.[2] Females of this species range from 7 mm to 80 mm in length, whereas males range from 6 mm to 36 mm.[2]

References

  1. ^ Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b 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.


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