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Peripatus is a genus of velvet worms in the Peripatidae family. The name "peripatus" (unitalicised and uncapitalised) is also used to refer to the Onychophora as a whole, although this group comprises many other genera besides Peripatus. The genus Peripatus is found in Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta.




Description


Velvet worms in this genus may have as few as 24 or 25 pairs of legs (in P. antiguensis or P. dominicae, respectively) or as many as 36 leg pairs (in P. evelinae). Males in this genus bear crural tubercles on more than two pregenital leg pairs. The dorsal primary papillae in this genus feature an apical piece that is larger than the basal piece.




Species


The genus contains the following species:

Peripatus basilensis Brues, 1935 – Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic)
Peripatus bouvieri Fuhrmann, 1913 – Colombia
Peripatus brolemanni Bouvier, 1899 – Venezuela
Peripatus danicus Bouvier, 1900 – Virgin Islands
Peripatus darlingtoni Brues, 1935 – Hispaniola
Peripatus dominicae Pollard, 1894 – Dominica
Peripatus evelinae (Marcus, 1937) – Brazil
Peripatus haitiensis Brues, 1913 – Hispaniola
Peripatus heloisae Carvalho, 1941 – Brazil
Peripatus juanensis Bouvier, 1900 – Puerto Rico
Peripatus juliformis Guilding, 1826 – Saint Vincent Island
Peripatus lachauxensis Brues, 1935 – Hispaniola
Peripatus manni Brues, 1913 – Hispaniola
Peripatus ruber Fuhrmann, 1913 – Costa Rica
Peripatus sedgwicki Bouvier, 1899 – Venezuela
Peripatus swainsonae Cockerell, 1893 – Jamaica
Peripatus antiguensis Bouvier, 1899 and Peripatus bavaysi Bouvier, 1899 are considered nomina dubia by Oliveira et al. 2012.




= Former species

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Mongeperipatus solorzanoi Morera-Brenes & Monge-Nájera, 2010, Solórzano's velvet worm – Costa Rica




References






External links



"Peripatus" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Onychophora
• Peripatidae
• Hadaikum
• Zeta Puppis
• Peripatus
• Peripatus basilensis
• Peripatus lachauxensis
• Peripatus ruber
• Peripatus darlingtoni
• Peripatus juanensis
• Onychophora
• Peripatus heloisae
• Peripatus juliformis
• Peripatus sedgwicki