Epiperipatus adenocryptus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] This species is brown with a series of light brown arcs on each side forming a series of circles down its dorsal surface.[2] Males of this species have 26 or 27 pairs of legs, usually 27; females have 28 to 30, usually 29.[2][3] The type locality is in Minas Gerais, Brazil.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Epiperipatus |
| Species: | E. adenocryptus
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| Epiperipatus adenocryptus Oliveira et al. 2011
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References
edit- ^ Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ a b 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. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...619973O. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019973. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3112143. PMID 21695250.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2012ZooK..211....1O. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.
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