Planipapillus mundus

Planipapillus mundus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Onychophora
Family:	Peripatopsidae
Genus:	Planipapillus
Species:	P. mundus
Binomial name
Planipapillus mundus Reid, 1996

Planipapillus mundus is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. ^[1] This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. ^[2] It is found in New South Wales, Australia. ^[3] Mating in this species occurs via the head-to-tail configuration, in which the male uses its head to inseminate the female's gonopore. ^[4]

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.
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 .

Further reading

• Norman, J. M.; Tait, N. N. (2008). "Ultrastructure of the eggshell and its formation in Planipapillus mundus (Onychophora : Peripatopsidae)". Journal of Morphology. 269 (10): 1263–1275. doi:10.1002/jmor.10658. PMID   18677704. S2CID   23259527.
• Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with Comments on Peripatopsid Relationships" . Invertebrate Taxonomy. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/IT9960663.