''Phallocephale'' is a monospecific genus of

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velvet worm Onychophora (from grc, ονυχής, , "claws"; and , , "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (due to their velvety texture and somewhat wormlike appearance) or more ambiguously as peripatus (after the first described genus, ''Peripatus' ...

containing the single species ''Phallocephale tallagandensis''. Males are distinguished by the presence of an eversible knoblike structure on the head, whereas females instead have a depression on their head. This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. The

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of this species is Tallaganda National Park, New South Wales, Australia. This species exhibits lecithotrophic

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; that is, mothers in this species retain yolky eggs in their uteri.

Etymology

The name of the genus is derived from the

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''phallos'' (meaning penis) and ''kephale'' (meaning head), referring to the structure present on the heads of males of this species. The specific epithet refers to Tallaganda National Park, where this species was discovered.

Etymology

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