Epiperipatus barbouri

Epiperipatus barbouri is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] This species is a dark purple, almost black, without any pattern on its dorsal surface.[2] The ventral surface is much lighter and purplish pink.[3] Females of this species have 30 to 34 pairs of legs.[4][5][2] The type locality is in Grenada.[6]

Epiperipatus barbouri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Epiperipatus
Species:
E. barbouri
Binomial name
Epiperipatus barbouri
(Brues, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus barbouri (Brues 1911)

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. Read, V. M. St. J. (July 1988). "The Onychophora of Trinidad, Tobago, and the Lesser Antilles". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 93 (3): 225–57. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1988.tb01362.x.
  4. Brues, Charles T. (1911). "A new species of Peripatus from Grenada, with observations on other species of the genus". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 54: 303–318 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. Clark, Austin H. (1937). "On some onychophores from the West Indies and Central America". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 85 (3027): 1–3 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  6. 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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.


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