Planipapillus

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Planipapillus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Class: Udeonychophora
Order: Euonychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Planipapillus
Reid, 1996
Species
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Planipapillus is a genus of velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae, whose species are found in eastern Victoria and southeastern New South Wales, Australia. [1] They are unique in that the males of this genus bear patches of reduced papillae on the head, posterior to the eyes; the generic name refers to this fact, and likewise they have been vernacularly referred to as lawn-headed onychophorans. [2] All species in this genus are oviparous and have 15 pairs of oncopods (legs). [1]

Species

The genus was erected in 1996 by Amanda Reid to accommodate four contemporarily described species, of which P. taylori was designated the type species. [1] In the year 2000 Reid described and assigned a further eight species to Planipapillus, producing the count of 12 species recognised today. [3] These species are listed below:

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Planipapillus annae is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species is oviparous, has 15 pairs of legs, and lives in and under logs in dry woodland. It is found in Victoria, Australia.

Planipapillus berti is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species is oviparous, has 15 pairs of legs, and lives in and under logs in dry woodland. It is found in Victoria, Australia.

Planipapillus biacinaces 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.

Planipapillus biacinoides is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species is oviparous, has 15 pairs of legs, and lives in and under logs in dry woodland. It is found in Victoria, Australia.

Planipapillus cyclus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species is oviparous, has 15 pairs of legs, and lives in logs in wet forests. It is found in Victoria, Australia.

Planipapillus gracilis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species is oviparous, has 15 pairs of legs, and lives in and under dry pieces of timber. It is found in Victoria, Australia.

Planipapillus tectus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species is oviparous, has 15 pairs of legs, and lives under logs in dry forests. It is found in Victoria, Australia.

Planipapillus vittatus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species is oviparous, has 15 pairs of legs, and lives under dry logs. It is found in Victoria, Australia.

Planipapillus impacris is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species is oviparous, has 15 pairs of legs, and lives in decaying logs. It is found in New South Wales, Australia.

Planipapillus taylori 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, Australia.

Planipapillus mundus 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, Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. ↑ Rockman, M. V.; Rowell, D. M.; Tait, N. N. (2001). "Phylogenetics of Planipapillus, lawn-headed onychophorans of the Australian Alps, based on nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 21 (1): 103–116. doi:10.1006/mpev.2001.0990. PMID   11603941.
  3. ↑ Reid, Amanda (2000). "Eight New Planipapillus (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) from Southeastern Australia". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 122: 1–32 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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