Epiperipatus acacioi

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Epiperipatus acacioi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Epiperipatus
Species:
E. acacioi
Binomial name
Epiperipatus acacioi
(Marcus & Marcus, 1955)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus ouropretanus(Trindade 1958)
  • Peripatus acacioi(Marcus & Marcus 1955)
  • Peripatus (Macroperipatus) acacioi(Froehlich 1968)
  • Macroperipatus acacioi(Peck 1975)

Epiperipatus acacioi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. [1] This species is dark purple with a bilaterally symmetric pattern on its dorsal surface [2] and ranges from 13 mm to 47 mm in length. [3] Males of this species have 24 to 27 pairs of legs, usually 25 or 26; females have 26 to 30, usually 27 or 28. [4] [5] [3] [6] The type locality is in Minas Gerais, Brazil. [7]

References

  1. Oliveira I. S.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. Oliveira, Ivo S.; Lacorte, Gustavo A.; Fonseca, Cleusa G.; Wieloch, Alfredo H.; Mayer, Georg (2011-06-10). "Cryptic Speciation in Brazilian Epiperipatus (Onychophora: Peripatidae) Reveals an Underestimated Diversity among the Peripatid Velvet Worms". PLOS ONE. 6 (6) e19973. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019973 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   3112143 . PMID   21695250.
  3. 1 2 De Sena Oliveira, Ivo; Wieloch, Alfredo Hannemann; Mayer, Georg (2010-06-03). "Revised taxonomy and redescription of two species of the Peripatidae (Onychophora) from Brazil: a step towards consistent terminology of morphological characters". Zootaxa. 2493 (1): 16. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2493.1.2. ISSN   1175-5334 via ResearchGate.
  4. Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristics in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical. 42 (3): 611–622. ISSN   2215-2075.
  5. Lavallard, Roger; Campiglia, Sylvia (1973-12-16). "Contribution a la biologie de Peripatus acacioi Marcus et Marcus. I. Pourcentage des sexes et variations du nombre des Lobopodes dans un echantillonnage de plusieurs centaines d'individus". Boletim de Zoologia e Biologia Marinha (in French). 30 (30): 483–498. doi: 10.11606/issn.2526-3366.bzbm.1973.121342 . ISSN   2526-3366.
  6. Campiglia, Sylvia; Lavallard, Roger (1973-12-16). "Contribution a la biologie de Peripatus acacioi Marcus et Marcus. II. Variations du poids des animaus en fonction du sexe et du nombre des Lobopodes". Boletim de Zoologia e Biologia Marinha (in French). 30 (30): 499–512. doi: 10.11606/issn.2526-3366.bzbm.1973.121343 . ISSN   2526-3366.
  7. 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. Bibcode:2012ZooK..211....1O. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.211.3463 . PMC   3426840 . PMID   22930648.

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