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Oroperipatus balzani

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Species of velvet worm

Oroperipatus balzani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Oroperipatus
Species: O. balzani
Binomial name
Oroperipatus balzani
(Camerano, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus balzani (Camerano, 1897)

Oroperipatus balzani is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Males of this species range from 27 mm to 31 mm in length and have 26 or 27 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Bolivia and Brazil.

References

  1. Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristcs in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical. 42 (3): 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.
  3. 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.
Onychophora
Peripatidae
Neopatida
Peripatopsidae
Uncertain
†Antennipatus
†Helenodora
†Succinipatopsis
†Tertiapatus
Taxon identifiers
Oroperipatus balzani


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