Epiperipatus machadoi

Epiperipatus machadoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Epiperipatus
Species:
E. machadoi
Binomial name
Epiperipatus machadoi
(Oliveira & Wieloch, 2005)
Synonyms
  • Macroperipatus machadoi (Oliveira & Wieloch, 2005)

Epiperipatus machadoi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] This species is dark brown with a series of light brown arcs on each side forming circles down its back[2] and ranges from 20 mm to 66 mm in length.[3] Males of this species have 27 to 29 pairs of legs, usually 28; females have 28 to 31, usually 31.[3][4] The type locality is in Minas Gerais, Brazil.[5]

References

  1. ^ Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  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. ^ a b De Sena Oliveira, Ivo; Wieloch, Alfredo Hannemann; Mayer, Georg (2010-06-03). "Revised taxonomy and redescription of two species of the Peripatidae (Onychophora) from Brazil: a step towards consistent terminology of morphological characters". Zootaxa. 2493 (1): 16. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2493.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334 – via ResearchGate.
  4. ^ Costa, Cristiano Sampaio; Chagas-Junior, Amazonas; Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo (2018-10-16). "Redescription of Epiperipatus edwardsii, and descriptions of five new species of Epiperipatus from Brazil (Onychophora: Peripatidae)". Zoologia. 35: 1–15. doi:10.3897/zoologia.35.e23366. ISSN 1984-4689.
  5. ^ 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. Bibcode:2012ZooK..211....1O. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.


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