Epiperipatus ohausi

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Epiperipatus ohausi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Class: Udeonychophora
Order: Euonychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Epiperipatus
Species:
E. ohausi
Binomial name
Epiperipatus ohausi
(Bouvier, 1900)

Epiperipatus ohausi is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae. [1] Males of this species have 26 to 28 pairs of legs; females have 27 to 29. [2]

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References

  1. Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. Costa, Cristiano Sampaio; Chagas-Junior, Amazonas; Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo (2018-10-16). "Redescription of Epiperipatus edwardsii, and descriptions of five new species of Epiperipatus from Brazil (Onychophora: Peripatidae)". Zoologia. 35: 1–15. doi:10.3897/zoologia.35.e23366. ISSN   1984-4689.