Oroperipatus | |
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An Oroperipatus species | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: |
Oroperipatus Cockerell, 1908 |
Species | |
See text |
Oroperipatus is a genus of Neotropical velvet worms in the family Peripatidae. [1] [2] Species in this genus are found in South America west of the Andes and in Mexico. [3] Velvet worms in this genus can have as few as 22 pairs of legs (in O. omeyrus) or as many as 40 leg pairs (in O. bluntschli and O. weyrauchi). [4] This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta. [5]
The genus contains the following species:
Oroperipatus goudoti (Bouvier, 1899), Oroperipatus quitensis (Schmarda, 1871), and Oroperipatus peruanus (Grube, 1876) are considered nomina dubia by Oliveira et al. 2012.
Oroperipatus | |
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An Oroperipatus species | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: |
Oroperipatus Cockerell, 1908 |
Species | |
See text |
Oroperipatus is a genus of Neotropical velvet worms in the family Peripatidae. [1] [2] Species in this genus are found in South America west of the Andes and in Mexico. [3] Velvet worms in this genus can have as few as 22 pairs of legs (in O. omeyrus) or as many as 40 leg pairs (in O. bluntschli and O. weyrauchi). [4] This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta. [5]
The genus contains the following species:
Oroperipatus goudoti (Bouvier, 1899), Oroperipatus quitensis (Schmarda, 1871), and Oroperipatus peruanus (Grube, 1876) are considered nomina dubia by Oliveira et al. 2012.