Epiperipatus barbadensis

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Epiperipatus barbadensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Epiperipatus
Species:
E. barbadensis
Binomial name
Epiperipatus barbadensis
(Froehlich, 1962)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus (Peripatus) dominicae barbadensis(Froehlich 1962)
  • Peripatus dominicae barbadensis(Peck 1975)

Epiperipatus barbadensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family, [1] first described based on specimens from Barbados. [2] It is one of the velvet worms that most often is kept in captivity, [3] and was the first member of the Peripatidae family to be successfully maintained by hobbyist invertebrate keepers; it is easier to keep than the majority of other velvet worm species that have been tried, but still has specialized requirements that resemble those necessary for keeping poison dart frogs. [4] E. barbadensis is social, nocturnal (it is photophobic and small groups rest together in tight spaces during the day) and viviparous, can live for several years, and feeds on small invertebrates that (like in other velvet worms) are caught by ejecting an adhesive slime from glands on their head. [4]

This velvet worm is a uniform brown on its upper surface. [5] The original description of this species was based on female specimens ranging from 17 to 32 mm (0.67–1.26 in) in length, [6] but adult females usually are between 75 and 90 mm (3.0–3.5 in), while males remain somewhat smaller. [4] Females have 31 pairs of legs. [6] [7] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Oliveira I. S.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Long, Emma. "Epiperipatus". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  4. 1 2 3 "Care and Husbandry of Epiperipatus barbadensis" (PDF). arthroverts.org. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. 1 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.
  6. 1 2 Froehlich, Claudio G. (1962-12-12). "A Peripatus from Barbados". Boletim da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras, Universidade de São Paulo. Zoologia. 24 (24): 325. doi: 10.11606/issn.2526-3382.bffclzoologia.1962.120594 . ISSN   2526-3382.
  7. ↑ Read, V.M.St.J. (1988-07-01). "The Onychophora of Trinidad, Tobago and the Lesser Antilles". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 93 (3): 225–257. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1988.tb01362.x. ISSN   0024-4082.


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