Oroperipatus balzani

Oroperipatus balzani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Oroperipatus
Species:
O. balzani
Binomial name
Oroperipatus balzani
(Camerano, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus balzani (Camerano, 1897)

Oroperipatus balzani is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Males of this species range from 27 mm to 31 mm in length and have 26 or 27 pairs of legs.[2] The type locality is in Bolivia and Brazil.[3]

References

  1. ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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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