Nodocapitus barryi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatopsidae |
Genus: | Nodocapitus |
Species: | N. barryi |
Binomial name | |
Nodocapitus barryi Reid, 1996 |
Nodocapitus barryi is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. It is found in southeastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales, Australia. The males are distinguished by enlarged papillae on the head, between the antennae.
References
- Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with comments on peripatopsid relationships". Invertebrate Systematics. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/it9960663. ISSN 1447-2600.
- "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
Further reading
- Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with Comments on Peripatopsid Relationships". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/IT9960663.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Nodocapitus barryi |
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