Paropisthopatus

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Paropisthopatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Udeonychophora
Order:
Euonychophora
Family:
Peripatopsidae
Genus:
Paropisthopatus

Ruhberg, 1985
Species:
P. umbrinus
Binomial name
Paropisthopatus umbrinus
(Johow, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus (Peripatopsis) umbrinus (Johow 1911)
  • Metaperipatus umbrinus (Clark, 1915)

Paropisthopatus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Paropisthopatus umbrinus.[1] The type locality is in central Chile.[2]

A second species assigned to this genus, Paropisthopatus costesi (Gravier & Fage, 1925), is considered a nomen dubium by Oliveira et al., 2012.

References

  1. ^ "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 3 July 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)


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