Paraperipatus lorentzi

From Justapedia, unleashing the power of collective wisdom
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Paraperipatus lorentzi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Udeonychophora
Order:
Euonychophora
Family:
Peripatopsidae
Genus:
Paraperipatus
Species:
P. lorentzi
Binomial name
Paraperipatus lorentzi
Horst 1910

Paraperipatus lorentzi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] The male of this species has 21 pairs of legs;[2] females have 22 or 23 pairs of legs.[3] The type locality is in Western New Guinea, Indonesia.[4]

References

  1. ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Horst, R. (1910). "Paraperipatus lorentzi Horst, a new Peripatus from Dutch New Guinea". Notes from the Leyden Museum. 32: 217–218 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Brues, Charles T. (1921). "On Paraperipatus Lorentzi Horst and Other Species of the Genus From New Guinea and Ceram". Psyche. 28 (2): 50–53. doi:10.1155/1921/34746. ISSN 0033-2615.
  4. ^ 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.

Error: "Q19336550" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.


Stub icon

This velvet worm-related article is a stub. You can help Justapedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://justapedia.org/index.php?title=Paraperipatus_lorentzi&oldid=1082995656"