Epiperipatus cratensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Epiperipatus
Species:
E. cratensis
Binomial name
Epiperipatus cratensis
Brito et al. 2010

Epiperipatus cratensis is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae.[1] This species varies from purple to white.[2][3] Females of this species have 33 or 34 pairs of legs; males have 30 to 33 pairs.[4] The type locality is in Ceará, Brazil.[5]

References

  1. Oliveira I. S.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. Brito, Samuel; Pereira, Janaina; Ferreira, Felipe; Vasconcellos, Alexandre; Almeida, Waltécio (2010-04-30). "Epiperipatus cratensis sp. nov. (Onychophora: Peripatidae) from northeastern Brazil". Neotropical Biology and Conservation. 5 (1): 47–52. doi:10.4013/nbc.2010.51.07.
  3. Oliveira, Ivo S.; Lacorte, Gustavo A.; Fonseca, Cleusa G.; Wieloch, Alfredo H.; Mayer, Georg (2011-06-10). "Cryptic Speciation in Brazilian Epiperipatus (Onychophora: Peripatidae) Reveals an Underestimated Diversity among the Peripatid Velvet Worms". PLOS ONE. 6 (6): e19973. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019973. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3112143. PMID 21695250.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.


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