Epiperipatus broadwayi

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Epiperipatus broadwayi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Epiperipatus
Species:
E. broadwayi
Binomial name
Epiperipatus broadwayi
(Clark, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus (Epiperipatus) trinidadensis var. broadwayi(Clark 1913)
  • Epiperipatus trinidadensis broadwayi(Peck 1975)

Epiperipatus broadwayi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. [1] This species is dark brown with light brown triangles down its back. [2] This species has 29 to 34 pairs of legs. [3] [2] The type locality is in Tobago. [4]

References

  1. Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. 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.
  3. Read, V. M.S.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.
  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. Bibcode:2012ZooK..211....1O. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.211.3463 . PMC   3426840 . PMID   22930648.