Ooperipatus pulchellus

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

Ooperipatus pulchellus 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 Victoria, 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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