Principapillatus

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Principapillatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Udeonychophora
Order:
Euonychophora
Family:
Peripatidae
Genus:
Principapillatus

Oliveira et al. 2013
Species:
P. hitoyensis
Binomial name
Principapillatus hitoyensis
Oliveira et al. 2013

Principapillatus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Principapillatus hitoyensis.[1] Males of this species have 26 to 29 pairs of legs, usually 27 or 28; females have 30 to 32, usually 30 or 31.[2] This species was discovered in Costa Rica.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b Oliveira, Ivo de Sena; Franke, Franziska Anni; Hering, Lars; Schaffer, Stefan; Rowell, David M.; Weck-Heimann, Andreas; Monge-Nájera, Julián; Morera-Brenes, Bernal; Mayer, Georg (2012-12-17). "Unexplored Character Diversity in Onychophora (Velvet Worms): A Comparative Study of Three Peripatid Species". PLOS ONE. 7 (12): e51220. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...751220O. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051220. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3524137. PMID 23284667.

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