Plicatoperipatus
| Plicatoperipatus jamaicensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Class: | Udeonychophora |
| Order: | Euonychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Plicatoperipatus Clark, 1913 |
| Species: | P. jamaicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Plicatoperipatus jamaicensis (Grabham & Cockerell, 1892) | |
Plicatoperipatus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Plicatoperipatus jamaicensis.[1] It is endemic to Jamaica. The species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ New, T. R. 1996. Plicatoperipatus jamaicensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 06 September 2014.
Further reading
- Herbert, P. D. N.; Billington, N.; Finston, T. L.; Boileau, M. G.; Beaton, M. J.; Barette, R. J. (1991). "Genetic-variation in the Onychophoran Plicatoperipatus-jamaicIensis". Heredity. 67 (2): 221-229. doi:10.1038/hdy.1991.83.
- Oliveira, I. D.; Luter, C.; Wolf, K. W.; Mayer, G. (2014). "Evolutionary changes in the integument of the onychophoran Plicatoperipatus jamaicensis (Peripatidae)". Invertebrate Biology. 113 (3): 274-280. doi:10.1111/ivb.12063.
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