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Epiperipatus isthmicola

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Epiperipatus isthmicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Epiperipatus
Species:
E. isthmicola
Binomial name
Epiperipatus isthmicola
(Bouvier, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus nicaraguensis var. isthmicola (Bouvier 1902)
  • Peripatus (Epiperipatus) isthmicola (Clark 1913)

Epiperipatus isthmicola is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] This species is a dark brown, almost black, without any pattern on its dorsal surface.[2] Females of this species have 29 to 32 pairs of legs; males have 26 or 27.[3] Females range from 20 mm to 73 mm in length, whereas males range from 20 mm to 48 mm.[3] The type locality is in Costa Rica.[4]

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 Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristics in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical. 42 (3): 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.
  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.