Epiperipatus betheli

Epiperipatus betheli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Epiperipatus
Species:
E. betheli
Binomial name
Epiperipatus betheli
(Cockerell, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus (Epiperipatus) biolleyi var. betheli (Cockerell 1913)

Epiperipatus betheli is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae.[1] The original description of this species is based on a dark brown female specimen, 34 mm long, with 30 pairs of legs.[2] The type locality is in Guatemala.[3]

References

  1. ^ Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Cockerell, T.D.A. (1913). "A Peripatus from Guatemala". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 26: 87–88 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  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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