Macroperipatus torquatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Macroperipatus |
Species: | M. torquatus
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Binomial name | |
Macroperipatus torquatus (von Kennel, 1883)
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Macroperipatus torquatus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. [1] This species has a brown or red back with a bright yellow collar, a black head with black antennae, a white underside with a red tint, and 37 to 42 pairs of legs (usually 39 to 41 leg pairs, with 41 as the most common number). [2] These velvet worms range from 100 mm to 150 mm in length. [3] This species is notable for its numerous legs and its large size, with mature females ranging from 1.75 g to as much as 5.68 g in weight. [2] This species is found in Trinidad. [4]
Macroperipatus torquatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Macroperipatus |
Species: | M. torquatus
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Binomial name | |
Macroperipatus torquatus (von Kennel, 1883)
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Synonyms | |
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Macroperipatus torquatus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. [1] This species has a brown or red back with a bright yellow collar, a black head with black antennae, a white underside with a red tint, and 37 to 42 pairs of legs (usually 39 to 41 leg pairs, with 41 as the most common number). [2] These velvet worms range from 100 mm to 150 mm in length. [3] This species is notable for its numerous legs and its large size, with mature females ranging from 1.75 g to as much as 5.68 g in weight. [2] This species is found in Trinidad. [4]