Ooperipatellus viridimaculatus

Ooperipatellus viridimaculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Ooperipatellus
Species:
O. viridimaculatus
Binomial name
Ooperipatellus viridimaculatus
(Dendy, 1900)

Ooperipatellus viridimaculatus is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. This species is oviparous, has 14 pairs of legs, ranges from 30 mm to 50 mm in length, and is brown or orange in color with two rows of green spots along its back.[1][2][3] It is found in the South Island of New Zealand.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Peripatus (Onchyphora)". Manaaki Whenua. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  2. ^ Oliveira, Ivo de Sena; Mayer, Georg (2017-06-01). "A new giant egg-laying onychophoran (Peripatopsidae) reveals evolutionary and biogeographical aspects of Australian velvet worms". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 17 (2): 375–391. doi:10.1007/s13127-016-0321-3. ISSN 1618-1077. S2CID 256006350.
  3. ^ Dendy, Arthur (1900). "A New Peripatus from New Zealand". Nature. 61 (1584): 444. doi:10.1038/061444a0. ISSN 1476-4687.
  4. ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.


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