Peripatopsidae

Peripatopsidae
Euperipatoides kanangrensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Class: Udeonychophora
Order: Euonychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Bouvier, 1907
Genera

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Global range of Onychophora: Peripatidae in green, Peripatopsidae in red

Peripatopsidae is one of the two living velvet worm families.[1][2]

Description

The Peripatopsidae exhibit relatively many characteristics that are perceived as original or "primitive" with respect to the Peripatidae. They have between 13 and 25 pairs of legs, behind or between the last of which is the genital opening (gonopore). Both oviparous and ovoviviparous, as well as genuinely viviparous, species exist, although the Peripatopsidae essentially lack a placenta.

Distribution

The distribution of the Peripatopsidae is circumaustral; in particular, they inhabit Australasia, South Africa and Chile.[3]

Genera

The family contains the following genera:[4]

References

Wikispecies has information related to: Peripatopsidae
External identifiers for Peripatopsidae
Encyclopedia of Life 6931
  1. ↑ Oliveira I., Hering L., & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Peripatopsidae (Bouvier, 1907)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  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.
  4. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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