Peripatus sedgwicki
Peripatus sedgwicki is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Females of this species have 29 to 32 pairs of legs; males have 28 to 30.[2] Females range from 25 mm to 60 mm in length, while males range from 23 mm to 30 mm.[2] The type locality is in Venezuela.[3]
| Peripatus sedgwicki | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Peripatus |
| Species: | P. sedgwicki |
| Binomial name | |
| Peripatus sedgwicki Bouvier, 1899 | |
References
- Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristcs in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical: 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.
- 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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