Planipapillus

Planipapillus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Onychophora
Family:	Peripatopsidae
Genus:	Planipapillus ; Reid, 1996
Species
	See text

Last updated June 01, 2025

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 may 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 legs.^[1]

Species

The genus was erected in 1996 by Amanda L. Reid to accommodate four contemporarily described species, of which P. taylori was designated the type species.^[1] Reid described and assigned a further eight species to Planipapillus in 2000,^[3] and Douch and Reid described an additional species in 2023,^[4] producing the count of 13 species recognised today. These species are listed below:

Planipapillus absonus Douch & Reid, 2023
Planipapillus annae Reid, 2000
Planipapillus berti Reid, 2000
Planipapillus biacinaces Reid, 1996
Planipapillus biacinoides Reid, 2000
Planipapillus bulgensis Reid, 1996
Planipapillus cyclus Reid, 2000
Planipapillus gracilis Reid, 2000
Planipapillus impacris Reid, 2000
Planipapillus mundus Reid, 1996
Planipapillus taylori Reid, 1996
Planipapillus tectus Reid, 2000
Planipapillus vittatus Reid, 2000

References

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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ Douch, J. K.; Reid, A. L. (2023). "A new species of Planipapillus (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) that defies the original concept of its genus". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 82: 257–262. doi: 10.24199/j.mmv.2023.82.10 .

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[reid1996-1] 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.

[reid2000-3] 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.

[4] Douch, J. K.; Reid, A. L. (2023). "A new species of Planipapillus (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) that defies the original concept of its genus". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 82: 257–262. doi: 10.24199/j.mmv.2023.82.10 .

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