Ooperipatus lepidus
Ooperipatus lepidus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatopsidae |
Genus: | Ooperipatus |
Species: | O. lepidus |
Binomial name | |
Ooperipatus lepidus Reid, 2000 |
Ooperipatus lepidus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] This species has 15 pairs of legs.[2] It is found in Victoria, Australia.[3]
References
- ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Reid, Amanda L. (2000). "Descriptions of Lathropatus nemorum, gen. et sp. nov., and six new Ooperipatus Dendy (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) from south-eastern Australia". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 112 (2): 153–184 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.