Mongeperipatus solorzanoi

Solórzano's velvet worm (Mongeperipatus solorzanoi) is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1][2][3]

Mongeperipatus solorzanoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Udeonychophora
Order:
Euonychophora
Family:
Peripatidae
Genus:
Mongeperipatus
Species:
M. solorzanoi
Binomial name
Mongeperipatus solorzanoi
Morera-Brenes & Monge-Nájera, 2010

Taxonomy

The holotype was discovered by herpetologist Alejandro Solórzano in Guayacán de Siquirres, Costa Rica, in 1996. Morera-Brenes and Monge-Nájera subsequently described it in 2010. The specific name solorzanoi is in honour of its discoverer.[4]

In 2020, following the description of another similar species, this species was combined into a new genus, Mongeperipatus.[5]

Description

The body is light brown or wine red with pale yellow oncopods. Newborns are red. Males have 34 pairs of oncopods; females 39-41. This species is the largest velvet worm known, growing up to 22 cm (approximately 8.7 in) long.[4]

References
  1. Wheeler, Q. D.; Pennak, S. (2013). What on Earth?: 100 of Our Planet's Most Amazing New Species. New York, USA: Plume. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-0-698-14832-1.
  2. Oliveira, I. S.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.
  4. Morera-Brenes, B.; Monge-Nájera, J. (2010). "A new giant species of placented worm and the mechanism by which onychophorans weave their nets (Onychophora: Peripatidae)". Revista de Biología Tropical. 58 (4): 1127–1142. doi:10.15517/rbt.v58i4.5398. PMID 21246983.
  5. Barquero-González, Sánchez-Vargas, Morera (2020). "A new giant velvet worm from Costa Rica suggests absence of the genus Peripatus (Onychophora: Peripatidae) in Central America". Revista de Biología Tropical. 68: 300–320. doi:10.15517/rbt.v68i1.37675.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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