Epiperipatus imthurni

Epiperipatus imthurni is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae.[1] This species ranges from light orange or yellowish brown to a dark brown on its dorsal surface; the ventral surface is a lighter orangeish shade of the same color.[2] The type locality is in Guyana.[3] No males have been recorded from this species. Females can reach a large size, up to 2.25 g in weight,[2] and range from 25 mm up to 96 mm in length.[4] They have 29 to 32 pairs of legs, usually 30 or 31.[2][5] Females from Trinidad were shown to reproduce via parthenogenesis; the only velvet worm known to do so.[2]

Epiperipatus imthurni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Epiperipatus
Species:
E. imthurni
Binomial name
Epiperipatus imthurni
(Sclater, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus demeraranus (Sedgwick, 1888)
  • Peripatus imthurni (Sclater, 1888)
  • Peripatus (Epiperipatus) imthurmi (Clark, 1913)

References
  1. Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristics in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical: 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.
  5. 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.


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