Eoperipatus
Eoperipatus is a Southeast Asian genus of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae.[1]
| Eoperipatus | |
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| Eoperipatus totoro | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Class: | Udeonychophora |
| Order: | Euonychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Eoperipatus Evans, 1901 |
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Species
The genus contains the following described species:[2]
- Eoperipatus butleri Evans, 1901
- Eoperipatus horsti Evans, 1901
- Eoperipatus totoro Oliveira et al., 2013
- Eoperipatus weldoni Evans, 1901
Eoperipatus sumatranus (Sedgwick, 1888) is considered a nomen dubium by Oliveira et al. 2012.
An undescribed species is known to occur in Thailand. In addition, an unidentified onychophoran has also been observed in central Vietnam, north of the known distribution of Eoperipatus totoro. This may or may not represent a distinct species.[2]
References
- Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- de Sena Oliveira, Ivo (2013). "A new species of Eoperipatus (Onychophora) from Vietnam reveals novel morphological characters for the South-East Asian Peripatidae". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 252 (4): 495–510. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2013.01.001.
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