Lathropatus

Lathropatus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Lathropatus nemorum.[1] This species has 15 pairs of legs.[2] It is found in Victoria, Australia.[3]

Lathropatus
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Lathropatus

Reid, 2000
Species:
L. nemorum
Binomial name
Lathropatus nemorum
Reid, 2000

References

  1. Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. Reid, Amanda L. (2000). "Descriptions of Lathropatus nemorum, gen. et sp. nov., and six new Ooperipatus Dendy (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) from south-eastern Australia". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 112 (2): 153–184 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.


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