Aethrikos | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatopsidae |
Genus: |
Aethrikos Reid, 1996 |
Species: | A. setosa
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Binomial name | |
Aethrikos setosa Reid, 1996
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Aethrikos is a monospecific genus of ovoviviparous velvet worm, containing the single species Aethrikos setosa. This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. [1] This species exhibits lecithotrophic ovoviviparity; that is, mothers in this species retain yolky eggs in their uteri. [2] The type locality of this species is Styx River State Forest, New South Wales, Australia. [3]
Aethrikos | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatopsidae |
Genus: |
Aethrikos Reid, 1996 |
Species: | A. setosa
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Binomial name | |
Aethrikos setosa Reid, 1996
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Aethrikos is a monospecific genus of ovoviviparous velvet worm, containing the single species Aethrikos setosa. This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. [1] This species exhibits lecithotrophic ovoviviparity; that is, mothers in this species retain yolky eggs in their uteri. [2] The type locality of this species is Styx River State Forest, New South Wales, Australia. [3]