Austroperipatus

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Austroperipatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Class: Udeonychophora
Order: Euonychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Austroperipatus
Baehr, 1977
Species
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Austroperipatus is a genus of oviparous and ovoviviparous velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae. [1] This genus has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. [2] The species in this genus are found in northern Queensland, Australia. [3]

Species

The genus contains the following species: [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with comments on peripatopsid relationships". Invertebrate Systematics. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/it9960663. ISSN   1447-2600.
  3. 1 2 "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.


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