Metaperipatus
Metaperipatus is a genus of velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae that contains the species Metaperipatus inae.[1] The type locality is in central Chile.[2]
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| Genus: | Metaperipatus Clark, 1913 |
| Species: | M. inae |
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| Metaperipatus inae Mayer, 2007 | |
A second species assigned to this genus, Metaperipatus blainvillei (Gervais, 1837), is considered a nomen dubium by Oliveira et al., 2012.
References
- "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- Oliveira, I. S.; Read, V. M. S. J.; Mayer, G. (2012). "A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names". ZooKeys (211): 1–70. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.
Further reading
- Mayer, G. (2007). "Metaperipatus inae sp nov (Onychophora : Peripatopsidae) from Chile with a novel ovarian type and dermal insemination". Zootaxa (1440): 21–37.
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