Ooperipatus hispidus

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Ooperipatus hispidus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Ooperipatus
Species:
O. hispidus
Binomial name
Ooperipatus hispidus
Reid, 1996

Ooperipatus hispidus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. [1] This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. [2] It is found in New South Wales, Australia. [3]

References

  1. Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. 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.
  3. "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

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