Peripatus juliformis

Peripatus juliformis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] The type locality is in Saint Vincent Island. This species became the first velvet worm known to science when Guilding described it in 1826.[2]

Peripatus juliformis
Original illustration from Guilding, L. (1826) Mollusca Caribbaeana. Zoological Journal 2: plate XIV.
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P. juliformis
Binomial name
Peripatus juliformis
Guilding, 1826

References

  1. Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. 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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