Oroperipatus eisenii

Oroperipatus eisenii is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae.[1] The type locality is found in central Mexico.[2]

Oroperipatus eisenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Class: Udeonychophora
Order: Euonychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Oroperipatus
Species:
O. eisenii
Binomial name
Oroperipatus eisenii
(Wheeler, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus eisenii (Wheeler, 1898)
  • Oroperipatus eiseni (Clark, 1913)

References

  1. Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. 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): 1–70. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.

Further reading

  • Cupul-Magana, F. G.; Navarrete-Heredia, J. L. (2008). "Rediscovery and New Data for Oroperipatus eisenii (Wheeler, 1898) from Mexico (Onychophora: Peripatidae)". Entomological News. 119 (5): 545–549. doi:10.3157/0013-872X-119.5.545.


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