Epiperipatus imthurni

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Epiperipatus imthurni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Epiperipatus
Species:
E. imthurni
Binomial name
Epiperipatus imthurni
(Sclater, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus demeraranus (Sedgwick, 1888)
  • Peripatus imthurni (Sclater, 1888)
  • Peripatus (Epiperipatus) imthurmi (Clark, 1913)

Epiperipatus imthurni is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae.[1] The type locality is in Guyana.[2] No males have been recorded from this species. Females from Trinidad were shown to reproduce via parthenogenesis; the only velvet worm known to do so.[3]

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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  3. ^ Read, V. M. St. J. (July 1988). "The Onychophora of Trinidad, Tobago, and the Lesser Antilles". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 93 (3): 225–57. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1988.tb01362.x.


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