Macroperipatus
Sign in to saveMacroperipatus is a genus of Neotropical velvet worms in the Peripatidae family. Velvet worms in this genus can have as few as 24 pairs of legs (in M. guianensis) or as many as 42 leg pairs (in M. torquatus). This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- Family
- Peripatidae
- Collections
- INHS, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Costa Rica, Venezuela
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Macroperipatus is a genus of Neotropical velvet worms in the Peripatidae family. Velvet worms in this genus can have as few as 24 pairs of legs (in M. guianensis) or as many as 42 leg pairs (in M. torquatus). This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta.
==Species== The genus contains the following species: Macroperipatus clarki Arnett, 1961 Macroperipatus guianensis (Evans, 1903) Macroperipatus insularis Clark, 1937 Macroperipatus ohausi Bouvier, 1900 Macroperipatus perrieri (Bouvier, 1899) Macroperipatus torquatus (von Kennel, 1883) Macroperipatus valerioi Morera-Brenes and León, 1986
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