Heteroperipatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: |
Heteroperipatus Zilch, 1954 |
Species | |
See text |
Heteroperipatus is a genus of Central American velvet worms in the Peripatidae family. [1] [2] The number of legs in this genus varies within species as well as among species and ranges from 26 pairs (in H. clarki) [3] to 32 pairs (in H. engelhardi). [4] This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta. [5]
The genus contains the following two species:
Heteroperipatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: |
Heteroperipatus Zilch, 1954 |
Species | |
See text |
Heteroperipatus is a genus of Central American velvet worms in the Peripatidae family. [1] [2] The number of legs in this genus varies within species as well as among species and ranges from 26 pairs (in H. clarki) [3] to 32 pairs (in H. engelhardi). [4] This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta. [5]
The genus contains the following two species: