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Genus: | Ooperipatus Dendy, 1900 |
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Ooperipatus is a genus of Australian velvet worms in the Peripatopsidae family. [1] [2] [3] All species in this genus are oviparous and have 15 pairs of oncopods (legs). [4]
The genus contains the following species: [2]
Peripatopsidae is one of the two living velvet worm families.
Lathropatus is a monospecific genus of ovoviviparous velvet worm containing the single species Lathropatus nemorum. The type locality of this species is Cobboboonee National Park, Victoria, Australia. This species has 15 pairs of oncopods (legs).
Ooperipatellus is a genus of Australian and New Zealand velvet worms in the Peripatopsidae family. Species in this genus are oviparous. Velvet worms in this genus are among the smallest known, with adults often only 10 to 20 millimeters long. Morphological and molecular data indicate that this genus is a monophyletic group.
Kumbadjena kaata is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. This species has 15 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Western Australia.
Kumbadjena occidentalis is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae described by Joseph James Fletcher in 1895. This species has 15 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Western Australia.
Kumbadjena shannonensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 15 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Western Australia.
Ruhbergia bifalcata is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. The type locality is in New South Wales, Australia.
Ruhbergia brevicorna is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. The type locality is in New South Wales, Australia.
Ruhbergia rostroides is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. The type locality is in New South Wales, Australia.
Ooperipatus birrgus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 15 pairs of legs. It is found in New South Wales, Australia.
Ooperipatus hispidus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Australia.
Ooperipatus costatus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. It is found in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
Ooperipatus caesius is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 15 pairs of legs. It is found in Victoria, Australia.
Ooperipatus centunculus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.
Ooperipatus lepidus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 15 pairs of legs. It is found in Victoria, Australia.
Ooperipatus nebulosus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 15 pairs of legs. It is found in Victoria, Australia.
Ooperipatus oviparus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species lays eggs and has 15 pairs of legs with claws. It is found in Victoria, Australia.
Ooperipatus porcatus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 15 pairs of legs. It is found in Victoria, Australia.
Ooperipatus pulchellus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. It is found in Victoria, Australia.
Ooperipatus silvanus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 15 pairs of legs. It is found in Victoria, Australia.