Macroperipatus insularis

Macroperipatus insularis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. It may be found in Jamaica, Hispaniola, or Haiti.[2][3] The original description of this species is based on a female specimen, 55 mm long, with 30 pairs of legs.[4]

Macroperipatus insularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Macroperipatus
Species:
M. insularis
Binomial name
Macroperipatus insularis
Clark, 1937
Synonyms
  • Macroperipatus insularis insularis (Peck, 1975)

Conservation
See also: Onychophora § Conservation

Macroperipatus insularis is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.[1]

References
  1. New, T.R. (1996). "Macroperipatus insularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T12609A3365152. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T12609A3365152.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Daniel E. Perez-Gelabert (2008) Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti): A checklist and bibliography. Zootaxa 1831: 1-530
  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. 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.


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