Epiperipatus barbouri

Epiperipatus barbouri is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Females of this species have 30 to 34 pairs of legs.[2][3] The type locality is in Grenada.[4]

Epiperipatus barbouri
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E. barbouri
Binomial name
Epiperipatus barbouri
(Brues, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus barbouri (Brues 1911)

References

  1. Oliveira I.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. 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 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. 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 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. 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.


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