Oroperipatus bluntschli

Oroperipatus bluntschli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Oroperipatus
Species:
O. bluntschli
Binomial name
Oroperipatus bluntschli
Fuhrmann, 1915

Oroperipatus bluntschli is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] The original description of this species is based on a female specimen measuring 100 mm in length; its 40 pairs of legs[2] are notable for approaching the maximum number (43) recorded in velvet worms.[3] The type locality is in Peru.[4]

References

  1. ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Marcus, Eveline du Bois-Reymond (1952-12-23). "On South American Malacopoda". Boletins da Faculdade de Philosophia, Sciencias e Letras, Universidade de São Paulo. Zoologia. 17 (17): 189–209. doi:10.11606/issn.2526-4877.bsffclzoologia.1952.125190. ISSN 2526-4877.
  3. ^ Fuhrmann, O. (1915). "Über eine neue Peripatus-Art vom Oberlauf des Amazonas". Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft (in German). 36: 275–283 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ^ 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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