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Macroperipatus

Macroperipatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Udeonychophora
Order:
Euonychophora
Family:
Peripatidae
Genus:
Macroperipatus

Clark, 1913
Species

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Macroperipatus is a genus of Neotropical velvet worms in the Peripatidae family.[1]

Species

The genus contains the following species:[2]

  • Macroperipatus clarki Arnett, 1961
  • Macroperipatus guianensis (Evans, 1903)
  • Macroperipatus insularis Clark, 1937
  • Macroperipatus ohausi Bouvier, 1900
  • Macroperipatus perrieri (Bouvier, 1899)
  • Macroperipatus torquatus (von Kennel, 1883)
  • Macroperipatus valerioi Morera-Brenes and León, 1986

Macroperipatus geayi (Bouvier, 1899) is considered a nomen dubium by Oliveira et al. 2012.

References

  1. ^ Oliveira, I. S.; Read, V. M. S. J.; Mayer, G. (2012). "A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names". ZooKeys. 211 (211): 1–70. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.
  2. ^ Oliveira; et al. (2012). "A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names". ZooKeys (211): 1–70. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.


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