Heteroperipatus clarki explained

Heteroperipatus clarki is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Females of this species have 26 to 29 pairs of legs.[2] The original description of this species is based on a female specimen measuring 100 mm in length.[3] The type locality is in Panama.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oliveira, I.. Hering, L.. Mayer, G.. amp. Updated Onychophora checklist. Onychophora Website. 24 November 2016.
  2. Costa . Cristiano Sampaio . Giribet . Gonzalo . 2021 . Panamanian velvet worms in the genus Epiperipatus, with notes on their taxonomy and distribution and the description of a new species (Onychophora, Peripatidae) . Invertebrate Biology . en . 140 . 3 . 10.1111/ivb.12336 . 1077-8306 . 236359517.
  3. Dunn . Emmett Reid . 1943 . Zoological results of the Azuero Peninsula Panama Expedition of 1940. Part I - A new species of Peripatus . Notulae Naturae . 123 . 1–5.
  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 .

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