Oroperipatus bimbergi

Oroperipatus bimbergi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] The female of this species has 27 or 28 pairs of legs, usually 27; the male has 24 or 25 usually, rarely 26.[2][3] The type locality is in Colombia.[4]

Oroperipatus bimbergi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Oroperipatus
Species:
O. bimbergi
Binomial name
Oroperipatus bimbergi
(Fuhrmann, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus bimbergi (Fuhrmann, 1913)

References
  1. Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. Fuhrmann, O. (1913). "Über einige neue neotropische Peripatus-Arten". Zoologischer Anzeiger (in German). 42: 241–248 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Marcus, Eveline du Bois-Reymond (1952-12-23). "On South American Malacopoda". Boletins da Faculdade de Philosophia, Sciencias e Letras, Universidade de São Paulo. Zoologia. 17 (17): 189–209. doi:10.11606/issn.2526-4877.bsffclzoologia.1952.125190. ISSN 2526-4877.
  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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