Mantonipatus

Genus and species of velvet worm

Mantonipatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Mantonipatus
Ruhberg, 1985
Species:
M. persiculus
Binomial name
Mantonipatus persiculus
Ruhberg, 1985

Mantonipatus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Mantonipatus persiculus.[1] Females of this species range from 8 mm to 33 mm in length, whereas males range from 8 mm to 20 mm.[2] This species has 15 pairs of oncopods (legs)[2] and has a limited distribution in the Southern Mount Lofty Ranges of South Australia.[3] It is found in remnant native stringybark (Eucalyptus baxteri) forest.[4]

References

  1. ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristcs in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical. 42 (3): 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.
  3. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. ^ Oliveira, Ivo de Sena (2023-11-16). "An updated world checklist of velvet worms (Onychophora) with notes on nomenclature and status of names". ZooKeys (1184): 133–260. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1184..133O. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1184.107286. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 10680090. PMID 38023768.
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Onychophora
Peripatidae
  • †Cretoperipatus
  • Eoperipatus
    • butleri
    • horsti
    • totoro
    • weldoni
  • Mesoperipatus
  • Typhloperipatus
Neopatida
Peripatopsidae
Uncertain: †Antennipatus  • †Helenodora  • †Succinipatopsis  • †Tertiapatus
Taxon identifiers
Mantonipatus
Mantonipatus persiculus


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