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Peripatopsis Orientalis
''Peripatopsis orientalis'' is a species of Onychophora, velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae Family (biology), family. This species was discovered as one of four clades within the ''Peripatopsis sedgwicki'' species complex. Each clade represents a separate species, each with a different geographic distribution in South Africa. The species ''P. orientalis'' has the broadest distribution among the four species in this species complex. The specific name refers to the relatively eastern distribution of this species within this species complex. Discovery This species was first Species description, described in 2024 by the Zoology, zoologists Aaron Barnes and Savel R. Daniels of Stellenbosch University in South Africa. They discovered this species as a result of a Phylogenetics, phylogenetic analysis of the ''P. sedgwicki'' species complex using molecular data. They based the original description of this species on a female holotype and six paratypes (two females, two males, and two juve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology (biology), morphology, behaviour, or ecological niche. In addition, palaeontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. About 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a binomial nomenclature, two-part name, a "binomen". The first part of a binomen is the name of a genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name (zoology), specific name or the specific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
