Epiperipatus torrealbai
| Epiperipatus torrealbai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Epiperipatus |
| Species: | E. torrealbai
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| Binomial name | |
| Epiperipatus torrealbai Scorza, 1953
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Epiperipatus torrealbai is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae.[1] This species is dark reddish brown without any pattern on its dorsal surface.[2] The female of this species has 31 pairs of legs.[2][3] The type locality is in Venezuela.[4]
References
- ^ Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ a b Oliveira, Ivo S.; Lacorte, Gustavo A.; Fonseca, Cleusa G.; Wieloch, Alfredo H.; Mayer, Georg (2011-06-10). "Cryptic Speciation in Brazilian Epiperipatus (Onychophora: Peripatidae) Reveals an Underestimated Diversity among the Peripatid Velvet Worms". PLOS ONE. 6 (6): e19973. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019973. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3112143. PMID 21695250.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Scorza, Jose Vicente (1953). "Contribución al estudio de los Peripatus Caribes (Epiperipatus) de Venezuela, con adición de una nueva especie". Revista de sanidad y asistencia social (in Spanish). 18: 783–788.
- ^ 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.
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