Epiperipatus titanicus
Epiperipatus titanicus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Epiperipatus |
Species: | E. titanicus |
Binomial name | |
Epiperipatus titanicus Costa, Chagas & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2018 |
Epiperipatus titanicus is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae.[1] This species is notable for the large size of its females (females range from 16 mm to 76 mm in length; males range from 29 mm to 41 mm in length) and for its numerous legs (females have 36 to 39 pairs of legs; males have 36 to 38 pairs).[1] The type locality is in Alagoas state in Brazil.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Costa, Cristiano Sampaio; Chagas-Junior, Amazonas; Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo (2018-10-16). "Redescription of Epiperipatus edwardsii, and descriptions of five new species of Epiperipatus from Brazil (Onychophora: Peripatidae)". Zoologia. 35: 1–15. doi:10.3897/zoologia.35.e23366. ISSN 1984-4689. S2CID 92601575.