Macroperipatus torquatus

Macroperipatus torquatus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] This species has a brown or red back with a bright yellow collar, a black head with black antennae, a white underside with a red tint, and 37 to 42 pairs of legs (usually 39 to 41 leg pairs, with 41 as the most common number).[2] These velvet worms range from 100 mm to 150 mm in length.[3] This species is notable for its numerous legs and its large size, with mature females ranging from 1.75 g to as much as 5.68 g in weight.[2] This species is found in Trinidad.[4]

Macroperipatus torquatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Macroperipatus
Species:
M. torquatus
Binomial name
Macroperipatus torquatus
(von Kennel, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus torquatus (von Kennel 1883)
  • Peripatus (Macroperipatus) torquatus (Clark 1913)

References
  1. Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. Read, V.M.S.J. (1988-07-01). "The Onychophora of Trinidad, Tobago and the Lesser Antilles". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 93 (3): 225–257. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1988.tb01362.x. ISSN 0024-4082.
  3. Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristcs in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical: 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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.


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