Peripatus

Peripatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Onychophora
Class:Udeonychophora
Order:Euonychophora
Family:Peripatidae
Genus:Peripatus
Guilding, 1826
Species

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Peripatus is a genus of velvet worms in the Peripatidae family.[1] The name "peripatus" (unitalicized and uncapitalized) is also used to refer to the Onychophora as a whole, although this group comprises many other genera besides Peripatus. The genus Peripatus is found in Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America.[1]

Species

The genus contains the following species:[2][1]

Peripatus antiguensis Bouvier, 1899 and Peripatus bavaysi Bouvier, 1899 are considered nomina dubia by Oliveira et al. 2012.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Oliveira; Read; Mayer (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. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. "Updated Onychophora Checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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