Epiperipatus barbouri explained

Epiperipatus barbouri is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] This species is a dark purple, almost black, without any pattern on its dorsal surface. The ventral surface is much lighter and purplish pink.[2] Females of this species have 30 to 34 pairs of legs.[3] [4] [5] The type locality is in Grenada.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oliveira I.. Hering L.. Mayer, G.. amp. Updated Onychophora checklist. Onychophora Website. 24 November 2016.
  2. Read . V. M. St. J. . July 1988 . The Onychophora of Trinidad, Tobago, and the Lesser Antilles . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 93 . 3 . 225–57 . 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1988.tb01362.x.
  3. Brues . Charles T. . 1911 . A new species of Peripatus from Grenada, with observations on other species of the genus . Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology . 54 . 303–318 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. Clark . Austin H. . 1937 . On some onychophores from the West Indies and Central America . Proceedings of the United States National Museum . 85 . 3027 . 1–3 . 10.5479/si.00963801.85-3027.1 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. 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 .
  6. 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 .

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