Paraperipatus
| Paraperipatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Class: | Udeonychophora |
| Order: | Euonychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Paraperipatus Ruhberg, 1985 |
Paraperipatus is a genus of velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] They are found in New Guinea and Maluku, Indonesia.[2]
Species
The genus contains the following species:[1]
- Paraperipatus ceramensis (Muir & Kershaw, 1909)
- Paraperipatus keiensis Horst, 1923
- Paraperipatus novaebritanniae (Willey, 1898)
- Paraperipatus papuensis (Sedgwick, 1910)
- Paraperipatus lorentzi Horst 1910
- Paraperipatus vanheurni Horst, 1922
Paraperipatus amboinensis Pflugfelder, 1948, Paraperipatus leopoldi Leloup 1931, Paraperipatus schultzei Heymons, 1912, and Paraperipatus stresemanni Bouvier, 1914 are considered nomina dubia by Oliveira et al., 2012.
References
- 1 2 "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ Oliveira, I. S.; Read, V. M. S. J.; Mayer, G. (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.
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