Oroperipatus koepckei is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] The original description of this species is based on a single female specimen measuring 40 mm in length. The female of this species has 32 pairs of legs.[2] The type locality is in Peru.[3]
Oroperipatus koepckei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Oroperipatus |
Species: | O. koepckei
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Binomial name | |
Oroperipatus koepckei Zilch, 1954
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References
edit- ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Zilch, Adolf (1954). "Ein neuer Oroperipatus aus Peru". Senckenbergiana Biologica (in German). 35: 151–154.
- ^ 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.