Oroperipatus bluntschli | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Oroperipatus |
Species: | O. bluntschli
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Binomial name | |
Oroperipatus bluntschli Fuhrmann, 1915
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Oroperipatus bluntschli is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. [1] The original description of this species is based on a female specimen measuring 100 mm in length; its 40 pairs of legs [2] are notable for approaching the maximum number (43) recorded in velvet worms. [3] The type locality is in Peru. [4]
Oroperipatus bluntschli | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Oroperipatus |
Species: | O. bluntschli
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Binomial name | |
Oroperipatus bluntschli Fuhrmann, 1915
|
Oroperipatus bluntschli is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. [1] The original description of this species is based on a female specimen measuring 100 mm in length; its 40 pairs of legs [2] are notable for approaching the maximum number (43) recorded in velvet worms. [3] The type locality is in Peru. [4]