Austroperipatus

Genus of velvet worms

Austroperipatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Austroperipatus
Baehr, 1977
Species
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Austroperipatus is a genus of oviparous and ovoviviparous velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] This genus has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes.[2] The species in this genus are found in northern Queensland, Australia.[3]

Species

The genus contains the following species:[3]

  • Austroperipatus aequabilis Reid, 1996
  • Austroperipatus eridelos Reid, 1996
  • Austroperipatus paradoxus (Bouvier, 1915)
  • Austroperipatus superbus Reid, 1996

References

  1. ^ Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with comments on peripatopsid relationships". Invertebrate Systematics. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/it9960663. ISSN 1447-2600.
  3. ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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Onychophora
Peripatidae
Neopatida
Peripatopsidae
Uncertain: Antennipatus  • Helenodora  • Succinipatopsis  • Tertiapatus
Taxon identifiers
Austroperipatus


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