Epiperipatus biolleyi explained

Epiperipatus biolleyi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.^[1] This species is red, without any pattern, on its dorsal surface.^[2] Females of this species have 28 to 32 pairs of legs; males have 25 to 30.^[3] Females range from 18 mm to 75 mm in length, with a mean length of 52 mm, whereas males range from 18 mm to 55 mm, with a mean length of 38 mm. The type locality is in Costa Rica.^[4]

Further reading

• Vilcinskas. A.. 2008. Identification of immune inducible genes from the velvet worm Epiperipatus biolleyi (Onychophora). Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 32. 12. 1416–1421. 10.1016/j.dci.2008.06.004. 18598713. Altincicek. B..
• Ruhberg. H.. 1999. Ultrastructure of the body cavity lining in embryos of Epiperipatus biolleyi (Onychophora, Peripatidae) – a comparison with annelid larvae. Invertebrate Biology. 118. 2. 165–174. 10.2307/3227057. Bartolomaeus. T.. 3227057.
• Mummert. R.. Ruhberg. H.. Storch. V.. 1999. Ultrastructural investigations of the female genital system of Epiperipatus biolleyi (Bouvier, 1902) (Onychophora, Peripatidae). Acta Zoologica. 80. 4. 339–349. 10.1046/j.1463-6395.1999.00031.x. Brockmann. C..
• Koch. M.. 2005. Ultrastructure and fate of the nephridial anlagen in the antennal segment of Epiperipatus biolleyi (Onychophora, Peripatidae) – evidence for the onychophoran antennae being modified legs. Arthropod Structure & Development. 34. 4. 471–480. 10.1016/j.asd.2005.03.004. Meyer. G.. 2005ArtSD..34..471M .
• Ruhberg. H.. Bartolomaeus. T.. 2004. When an epithelium ceases to exist – an ultrastructural study on the fate of the embryonic coelom in Epiperipatus biolleyi (Onychophora, Peripatidae). Acta Zoologica. 85. 3. 163–170. 10.1111/j.0001-7272.2004.00166.x. Meyer. G..
• Barrientos. Z.. Aguilar. F.. 1993. Behaviour of Epiperipatus biolleyi (Onychophora, Peripatidae) laboratory conditions. Revista de Biología Tropical. 41. 3A. 689–696. Monge-Najera. J..
• Barrientos. Z.. Aguilar. F.. Geoffroy. J. J.. Mauries. J. P.. DuyJacquemin. M. N.. 1996. Experimental behaviour of a tropical invertebrate: Epiperipatus biolleyi (Onychophora: Peripatidae). Acta Myriapodologica. 169. 493–494. MongeNajera. J..
• Herrera. A.. Leon. P.. 1996. The genome of Epiperipatus biolleyi (Peripatidae), a Costa Rican onychophoran. Revista de Biología Tropical. 44. 1. 153–157. Mora. M..
• Braband. A.. Meyer. G.. 2008. The complete mitochondrial genome of the onychophoran Epiperipatus biolleyi reveals a unique transfer RNA set and provides further support for the Ecdysozoa hypothesis. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 25. 1. 42–51. 10.1093/molbev/msm223. 17934206. Podsiadlowski. L.. free.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oliveira I.. 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 . 2011PLoSO...619973O .
3. Monge-Nájera. Julián. 1994. Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristics in velvet worms (Onychophora). Revista de Biología Tropical. en. 42 . 3 . 611–622 .
4. 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 .