Phallocephale
Phallocephale is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Phallocephale tallagandensis. It is found in New South Wales, Australia. The specific epithet is named for Tallaganda National Park, where this species is known to occur.[1]
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| Genus: | Phallocephale Reid, 1996 |
| Species: | P. tallagandensis |
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| Phallocephale tallagandensis Reid, 1996 | |
References
- "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
Further reading
- Sands, C. J.; Lancaster, M. L.; Austin, J. J.; Sunnucks, P. (2009). "Single copy nuclear DNA markers for the onychophoran Phallocephale tallagandensis". Conservation Genetics Resources. 1 (1): 7–19. doi:10.1007/s12686-009-9004-0.
- Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with Comments on Peripatopsid Relationships". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/IT9960663.
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