Oroperipatus multipodes

Oroperipatus multipodes is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] This species has 33 pairs of legs.[2] The type locality is in Colombia.[3]

Oroperipatus multipodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Oroperipatus
Species:
O. multipodes
Binomial name
Oroperipatus multipodes
(Fuhrmann, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus multipodes (Fuhrmann, 1913)

References
  1. Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. Fuhrmann, O. (1913). "Über einige neue neotropische Peripatus-Arten". Zoologischer Anzeiger (in German). 42: 241–248 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. 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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