Epiperipatus acacioi explained

Epiperipatus acacioi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.^[1] This species is dark purple with a bilaterally symmetric pattern on its dorsal surface^[2] and ranges from 13 mm to 47 mm in length. Males of this species have 24 to 27 pairs of legs, usually 25 or 26; females have 26 to 30, usually 27 or 28.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} The type locality is in Minas Gerais, Brazil.^[7]

Further reading

• Lacorte. G. A.. Oliveira. I. S.. Fonseca. C. G.. Population structure and demographic inferences concerning the endangered onychophoran species Epiperipatus acacioi (Onychophora: Peripatidae). Genetics and Molecular Research. 2011. 10. 4. 2775–2785. 10.4238/2011.November.9.1. 22095603. free.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oliveira I. S.. Hering L.. Mayer, G.. amp. Updated Onychophora checklist. Onychophora Website. 24 November 2016.
2. 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 . en . 6 . 6 . e19973 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0019973 . 1932-6203 . 3112143 . 21695250 . free .
3. Monge-Nájera . Julián . 1994 . Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristics in velvet worms (Onychophora) . Revista de Biología Tropical . 42 . 3 . en . 611–622 . 2215-2075.
4. Lavallard . Roger . Campiglia . Sylvia . 1973-12-16 . Contribution a la biologie de Peripatus acacioi Marcus et Marcus. I. Pourcentage des sexes et variations du nombre des Lobopodes dans un echantillonnage de plusieurs centaines d'individus . Boletim de Zoologia e Biologia Marinha . French . 30 . 30 . 483–498 . 10.11606/issn.2526-3366.bzbm.1973.121342 . 2526-3366. free .
5. De Sena Oliveira . Ivo . Wieloch . Alfredo Hannemann . Mayer . Georg . 2010-06-03 . Revised taxonomy and redescription of two species of the Peripatidae (Onychophora) from Brazil: a step towards consistent terminology of morphological characters . Zootaxa . 2493 . 1 . 16 . 10.11646/zootaxa.2493.1.2 . 1175-5334 . ResearchGate.
6. Campiglia . Sylvia . Lavallard . Roger . 1973-12-16 . Contribution a la biologie de Peripatus acacioi Marcus et Marcus. II. Variations du poids des animaus en fonction du sexe et du nombre des Lobopodes . Boletim de Zoologia e Biologia Marinha . French . 30 . 30 . 499–512 . 10.11606/issn.2526-3366.bzbm.1973.121343 . 2526-3366. free .
7. Oliveira. I. S.. Read. V. M. S. J.. Mayer. G.. A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names. ZooKeys. 2012. 211. 1–70. 10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. 22930648. 3426840. free. 2012ZooK..211....1O .