Peripatus danicus

Peripatus danicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Onychophora
Family:	Peripatidae
Genus:	Peripatus
Species:	P. danicus
Binomial name
Peripatus danicus Bouvier, 1900
Synonyms
Peripatus juliformis danicus Bouvier, 1900

Peripatus danicus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.^[1] Females of this species have 31 to 33 pairs of legs; males have 26 to 28.^[2] Females range from 26 mm to 45 mm in length, whereas males range from 9 mm to 21 mm.^[2] The type locality is in Saint Thomas Island.^[3]

References

1. Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
2. Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristcs in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical. 42 (3): 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.
3. 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. Bibcode:2012ZooK..211....1O. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.

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