Macroperipatus insularis

Macroperipatus insularis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. It may be found in Jamaica, Hispaniola, or Haiti.[2][3] The species is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.[1]

Macroperipatus insularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Udeonychophora
Order:
Euonychophora
Family:
Peripatidae
Genus:
Macroperipatus
Species:
M. insularis
Binomial name
Macroperipatus insularis
Clark, 1937
Synonyms
  • Macroperipatus insularis insularis (Peck, 1975)

See also

References
  1. New, T.R. 1996. Macroperipatus insularis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007.
  2. Daniel E. Perez-Gelabert (2008) Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti): A checklist and bibliography. Zootaxa 1831: 1-530
  3. 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. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.


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