Macroperipatus guianensis
Macroperipatus guianensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] The male of this species has 24 pairs of legs; females have 27 or 28 leg pairs, usually 28.[2] This species ranges from 30 mm to 80 mm in length.[2] The type locality is in Guyana.[3]
| Macroperipatus guianensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Macroperipatus |
| Species: | M. guianensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macroperipatus guianensis (Evans, 1903) | |
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References
- Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- Evans, Richard (1903). "On Peripatus guianensis (sp. nov.)". Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. 47: 145–160 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Oliveira, I. S.; Read, V. M. S. J.; Mayer, G. (2012). "A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names". ZooKeys (211): 1–70. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.
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