Ruhbergia

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Ruhbergia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Class: Udeonychophora
Order: Euonychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Ruhbergia
Reid, 1996
Species
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Ruhbergia is a genus of velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae. All species in this genus are ovoviviparous (with yolky ova) and have 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. [1] They are found in New South Wales, Australia. [2]

Species

The genus contains the following species: [2]

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References

  1. ↑ 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. 1 2 "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.


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