Mongeperipatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: |
Mongeperipatus González et al. 2020 |
Species | |
See text |
Mongeperipatus is a genus of velvet worms in the family Peripatidae from Costa Rica. [1] The species in this genus are notable for their large size (with the largest specimens ranging from 18 to 22 cm [7.1–8.7 in] in length) and for the degree of sexual dimorphism that they exhibit in the number of legs: females have 37 to 41 pairs, several more than the males, which have only 32 to 34 pairs. [1] This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta. [2]
The genus contains the following two species:
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Mongeperipatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: |
Mongeperipatus González et al. 2020 |
Species | |
See text |
Mongeperipatus is a genus of velvet worms in the family Peripatidae from Costa Rica. [1] The species in this genus are notable for their large size (with the largest specimens ranging from 18 to 22 cm [7.1–8.7 in] in length) and for the degree of sexual dimorphism that they exhibit in the number of legs: females have 37 to 41 pairs, several more than the males, which have only 32 to 34 pairs. [1] This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta. [2]
The genus contains the following two species:
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cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)