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Peripatus
''Peripatus'' is a genus of velvet worms in the Peripatidae family. The name "peripatus" (unitalicised and uncapitalised) is also used to refer to the Onychophora as a whole, although this group comprises many other genera besides ''Peripatus''. The genus ''Peripatus'' is found in Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta. Description Velvet worms in this genus may have as few as 24 or 25 pairs of legs (in ''P. antiguensis'' or '' P. dominicae'', respectively) or as many as 36 leg pairs (in '' P. evelinae''). Males in this genus bear crural tubercles on more than two pregenital leg pairs. The dorsal primary papillae in this genus feature an apical piece that is larger than the basal piece. Species The genus contains the following species: * '' Peripatus basilensis'' Brues, 1935 – Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic) * '' Peripatus bouvieri'' Fuhrmann, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Evelinae
''Peripatus'' is a genus of velvet worms in the Peripatidae family. The name "peripatus" (unitalicised and uncapitalised) is also used to refer to the Onychophora as a whole, although this group comprises many other genera besides ''Peripatus''. The genus ''Peripatus'' is found in Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta. Description Velvet worms in this genus may have as few as 24 or 25 pairs of legs (in ''P. antiguensis'' or '' P. dominicae'', respectively) or as many as 36 leg pairs (in '' P. evelinae''). Males in this genus bear crural tubercles on more than two pregenital leg pairs. The dorsal primary papillae in this genus feature an apical piece that is larger than the basal piece. Species The genus contains the following species: * '' Peripatus basilensis'' Brues, 1935 – Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic) * '' Peripatus bouvieri'' Fuhrmann, 1913 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Juanensis
''Peripatus juanensis'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ... discovered in Puerto Rico in 1900.Bouvier, E.-L. 1900. Observations nouvelles sur les Peripatus. -Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1900: 394-395. As of 2018, it is the only velvet worm found in Puerto Rico. Females of this species have 31 or 32 pairs of legs; males have 27. Taxonomy The first specimens were a pair caught by August Busck on Vieques, Puerto Rico during an entomological study. It was incorrectly described by Sitszungber Peters as ''Peripatus juliformis'' in 1880. These specimens were then formally described by Par E. L. Bouvier in 1900 as ''Peripatus juanensis'' after evaluating them from a collection in the Museum of Berli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onychophora
Onychophora (from , , "claws"; and , , "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (for their velvety texture and somewhat wormlike appearance) or more ambiguously as peripatus (after the first described genus, ''Peripatus''), is a phylum of elongate, soft-bodied, many-legged animals. In appearance they have variously been compared to worms with legs, caterpillars, and slugs. They prey upon other invertebrates, which they catch by ejecting an adhesive slime. Approximately 200 species of velvet worms have been described, although the true number is likely to be much greater. The two extant families of velvet worms are Peripatidae and Peripatopsidae. They show a peculiar distribution, with the peripatids being predominantly equatorial and tropical, while the peripatopsids are all found south of the equator. It is the only phylum within Animalia that is wholly endemic to terrestrial environments, at least among extant members. Velvet worms are generally considered close relatives o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Dominicae
''Peripatus dominicae'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. The type locality for this species is on the Caribbean island of Dominica. Although the Canadian zoologist Stewart Peck introduced the name ''Peripatus dominicae dominicae'' in 1975 to distinguish the original species from other subspecies then assigned to ''P. dominicae'', authorities now deem these subspecies to be separate species in light of the significant distances between their type localities (ranging from 115 km to 1,380 km). Description The original description of this species is based on a large sample of 86 specimens collected in Dominica and then preserved before the British zoologist Ray Lankester passed them on to E.C. Pollard for description. After Pollard's original description, the French zoologist Eugène Louis Bouvier examined and described another 15 females and two males of this species. More recently, the biologist V.M.S.J. Read examined and described seven specimens deposited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Lachauxensis
''Peripatus lachauxensis'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. The female of this species has 30 to 33 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican .... References Onychophorans of tropical America Onychophoran species Animals described in 1935 Taxa named by Charles Thomas Brues {{Onychophora-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Juliformis
''Peripatus juliformis'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. The number of legs in this species ranges from 29 pairs to 34 pairs. Specimens are a very dark brown, almost black, with a paler ventral surface. Females range from 36 mm to 75 mm in length, whereas males range from 14 mm to 16 mm. The type locality is on Saint Vincent Island. This species became the first velvet worm known to science when Guilding described it in 1826. He thought it was an unusual type of slug, and included it along with his Caribbean mollusks. He named this genus ''Peripatus ''Peripatus'' is a genus of velvet worms in the Peripatidae family. The name "peripatus" (unitalicised and uncapitalised) is also used to refer to the Onychophora as a whole, although this group comprises many other genera besides ''Peripatu ...'' (1826). He included an excellent watercolor painting of the specimen, and a mention of the defensive mechanism of sticky liquid squirts. A translation into En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Darlingtoni
''Peripatus darlingtoni'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. The female of this species has 33 or 34 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican .... References Onychophorans of tropical America Onychophoran species Animals described in 1935 {{Onychophora-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Ruber
''Peripatus ruber'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. This species has 30 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo .... References Onychophorans of tropical America Onychophoran species Animals described in 1913 {{Onychophora-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Bouvieri
''Peripatus bouvieri'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. This species has 28 or 29 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel .... References Onychophorans of tropical America Onychophoran species Animals described in 1913 {{Onychophora-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Manni
''Peripatus manni'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. The male of this species has 29 pairs of legs; females have 30 or 31. The type locality is in Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican .... References Onychophorans of tropical America Onychophoran species Animals described in 1913 {{Onychophora-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Haitiensis
''Peripatus haitiensis'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. The female of this species has 30 to 32 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican .... References Onychophorans of tropical America Onychophoran species Animals described in 1913 {{Onychophora-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
