Euperipatoides

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Euperipatoides
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Euperipatoides rowelli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Euperipatoides
Ruhberg, 1985
Species
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Euperipatoides is a genus of ovoviviparous velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae. All species in this genus have 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. [1] All species are found in New South Wales, Australia. E. rowelli is also found in the Australian Capital Territory. [2]

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Species

The genus contains the following species: [3]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Oliveira I. de S.; Read V.M.St.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 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMC   3426840 . PMID   22930648.


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