Ooperipatus centunculus

Ooperipatus centunculus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1][2]

Ooperipatus centunculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Udeonychophora
Order:
Euonychophora
Family:
Peripatopsidae
Genus:
Ooperipatus
Species:
O. centunculus
Binomial name
Ooperipatus centunculus
Reid, 1996
Synonyms
  • Ooperipatus oviparus (Dendy, 1895)

Taxonomy

Ooperipatus centunculus was described by Reid in 1996, from specimens collected on Mount Donna Buang, Victoria, Australia. The specific name centunculus means cloth of many colours, and refers to this species' striking and variable colouration.[3]

Description

Dorsal colouration is variable and may be tan, greyish blue, olive green, or umber brown. A series of pale diamonds extend across the midline, often surrounded by a darker border. The ventral surface is mottled tan and dark grey. Males have a mean body length of approximately 1.25 mm; females 1.45 mm. The species has been found in coiled Eucalyptus bark and Lophozonia cunninghamii litter. Individuals usually remain flat when disturbed and do not coil.[3]

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gollark: Yours was another one which would negotiate with its slaves or something, right?
gollark: Clearly we should have used glorious functionally pure haskell for this.
gollark: Why?
gollark: With some combinator hax, sure.

References
  1. Oliveira, I. S.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with Comments on Peripatopsid Relationships". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/IT9960663.


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