Tasmanipatus
Tasmanipatus is a genus of velvet worms in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] They are endemic to Tasmania, Australia.[2]
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Tasmanipatus anophthalmus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Class: | Udeonychophora |
Order: | Euonychophora |
Family: | Peripatopsidae |
Genus: | Tasmanipatus |
Species | |
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Species
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Tasmanipatus anophthalmus Ruhberg et al. 1991, the blind velvet worm
- Tasmanipatus barretti Ruhberg et al. 1991, the giant velvet worm
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References
- Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
Further reading
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Wikispecies has information related to Tasmanipatus |
- Ruhberg, H.; Mesibov, R.; Briscoe, D. A.; Tait, N. N. (1991). "Tasmanipatus barretti gen. nov., sp. nov. and Tasmanipatus anophthalmus sp. no.: two new and unusual onychophorans (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) from northeastern Tasmania". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 125: 7–10.
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