Wambalana

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Wambalana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Wambalana
Reid, 1996
Species:
W. makrothele
Binomial name
Wambalana makrothele
Reid, 1996

Wambalana is a monospecific genus of ovoviviparous velvet worms containing the single species Wambalana makrothele. This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. [1] The type locality of this species is Telegherry State Forest, New South Wales, Australia. [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. "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

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