Principapillatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: |
Principapillatus Oliveira et al. 2013 |
Species: | P. hitoyensis
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Binomial name | |
Principapillatus hitoyensis Oliveira et al. 2013
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Principapillatus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Principapillatus hitoyensis. [1] Males of this species have 26 to 29 pairs of legs, usually 27 or 28; females have 30 to 32, usually 30 or 31. [2] This velvet worm is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta. [3] This species was discovered in Costa Rica. [2]
Principapillatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: |
Principapillatus Oliveira et al. 2013 |
Species: | P. hitoyensis
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Binomial name | |
Principapillatus hitoyensis Oliveira et al. 2013
|
Principapillatus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Principapillatus hitoyensis. [1] Males of this species have 26 to 29 pairs of legs, usually 27 or 28; females have 30 to 32, usually 30 or 31. [2] This velvet worm is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta. [3] This species was discovered in Costa Rica. [2]