Ooperipatus

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Ooperipatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Ooperipatus
Dendy, 1900
Species

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Ooperipatus is a genus of velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae. [1] [2] [3] They are found in Australia. All species in this genus are oviparous and have 15 pairs of oncopods (legs). [4]

Species

The genus contains the following species: [2]

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Ruhbergia bifalcata is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. The type locality is in New South Wales, Australia.

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Ruhbergia rostroides is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. The type locality is in New South Wales, Australia.

Ooperipatus birrgus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 15 pairs of legs. It is found in New South Wales, Australia.

Ooperipatus costatus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. It is found in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

Ooperipatus centunculus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.

Ooperipatus lepidus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 15 pairs of legs. It is found in Victoria, Australia.

Ooperipatus nebulosus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 15 pairs of legs. It is found in Victoria, Australia.

Ooperipatus oviparus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. Females of this species range from 4 mm to 60 mm in length, whereas males range from 4 mm to 20 mm. This species lays eggs and has 15 pairs of legs with claws. It is found in Victoria, Australia.

Ooperipatus porcatus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 15 pairs of legs. It is found in Victoria, Australia.

Ooperipatus pulchellus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. It is found in Victoria, Australia.

Ooperipatus silvanus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 15 pairs of legs. It is found in Victoria, Australia.

References

  1. ↑ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Reid, Amanda L. (2000). "Descriptions of Lathropatus nemorum, gen. et sp. nov., and six new Ooperipatus Dendy (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) from south-eastern Australia". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 112 (2): 153–184 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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