Ooperipatellus

Ooperipatellus is a genus of Australian and New Zealand velvet worms in the Peripatopsidae family.[1]

Ooperipatellus
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Ooperipatellus

Ruhberg, 1985
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Species

The genus contains the following species:[1][2][3]

Ooperipatellus cryptus Jackson & Taylor, 1994 is considered a nomen dubium by Oliveira et al., 2012.

References

  1. "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. "New Zealand peripatus/ngaokeoke: Current knowledge, conservation and future research needs" (PDF). New Zealand Department of Conservation (2014). Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  3. Oliveira; Read; Mayer (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. Retrieved 16 July 2016.


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