Peripatus juliformis
Peripatus juliformis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] The type locality is in Saint Vincent Island. This species became the first velvet worm known to science when Guilding described it in 1826.[2]
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| Original illustration from Guilding, L. (1826) Mollusca Caribbaeana. Zoological Journal 2: plate XIV. | |
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| Species: | P. juliformis |
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| Peripatus juliformis Guilding, 1826 | |
References
- Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- 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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