Ooperipatus costatus

Ooperipatus costatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Ooperipatus
Species:
O. costatus
Binomial name
Ooperipatus costatus
Reid, 1996

Ooperipatus costatus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes.[2] It is found in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.[3]

References

  1. ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

Further reading

  • Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with Comments on Peripatopsid Relationships". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/IT9960663.


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