Ooperipatellus

Ooperipatellus is a genus of Australian and New Zealand velvet worms in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] Species in this genus are oviparous.[2] Most species in this genus have 14 pairs of legs, but O. nanus has only 13 pairs,[3][4][5] which is the minimum number found in the phylum Onychophora.[6] Velvet worms in this genus are among the smallest known, with adults often only 10 to 20 millimeters long.[5] Morphological and molecular data indicate that this genus is a monophyletic group.[5]

Ooperipatellus
Ooperipatellus nanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Ooperipatellus
Ruhberg, 1985
Species

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Species

The genus contains the following species:[1][7][8]

Ooperipatellus cryptus Jackson & Taylor, 1994 is considered a nomen dubium by Oliveira et al., 2012.

References
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  2. Baker, Caitlin M; Buckman-Young, Rebecca S; Costa, Cristiano S; Giribet, Gonzalo (2021-12-09). Xia, Xuhua (ed.). "Phylogenomic Analysis of Velvet Worms (Onychophora) Uncovers an Evolutionary Radiation in the Neotropics". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38 (12): 5391–5404. doi:10.1093/molbev/msab251. ISSN 1537-1719. PMC 8662635. PMID 34427671.
  3. Tait, N.N.; Briscoe, D.A. (1995-05-01). "Genetic differentiation within New Zealand Onychophora and their relationships to the Australian fauna". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 114 (1): 103–113. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1995.tb00115.x. ISSN 0024-4082.
  4. Gleeson, Dianne M. (1996-01-01). "Onychophora of New Zealand; past, present and future". New Zealand Entomologist. 19 (1): 51–55. doi:10.1080/00779962.1996.9722023. ISSN 0077-9962.
  5. Oliveira, Ivo de Sena; Mayer, Georg (2017-06-01). "A new giant egg-laying onychophoran (Peripatopsidae) reveals evolutionary and biogeographical aspects of Australian velvet worms". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 17 (2): 375–391. doi:10.1007/s13127-016-0321-3. ISSN 1618-1077. S2CID 256006350.
  6. Allwood, Julia; Gleeson, Dianne; Mayer, Georg; Daniels, Savel; Beggs, Jacqueline R.; Buckley, Thomas R. (2010). "Support for vicariant origins of the New Zealand Onychophora". Journal of Biogeography. 37 (4): 669–681. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02233.x. S2CID 55395265.
  7. "New Zealand peripatus/ngaokeoke: Current knowledge, conservation and future research needs" (PDF). New Zealand Department of Conservation (2014). Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  8. Oliveira; Read; Mayer (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. Retrieved 16 July 2016.


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