Ooperipatellus

Ooperipatellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Class: Udeonychophora
Order: Euonychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Ooperipatellus
Ruhberg, 1985
Species

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Ooperipatellus is a genus of Australian and New Zealand velvet worms in the Peripatopsidae family.[1]

Species

The genus contains the following species:[1][2][3]

Ooperipatellus cryptus Jackson & Taylor, 1994 is considered a nomen dubium by Oliveira et al., 2012.

References

  1. 1 2 "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. "New Zealand peripatus/ngaokeoke: Current knowledge, conservation and future research needs." (PDF). New Zealand Department of Conservation (2014). Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  3. Oliveira, Read, Mayer (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. Retrieved 16 July 2016.


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