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Peripatus
''Peripatus'' is a genus of velvet worms in the Peripatidae family. The name "peripatus" (unitalicised and uncapitalised) is also used to refer to the Onychophora as a whole, although this group comprises many other genera besides ''Peripatus''. The genus ''Peripatus'' is found in Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. Species The genus contains the following species: * '' Peripatus basilensis'' Brues, 1935 – Haiti * '' Peripatus bouvieri'' Fuhrmann, 1913 – Colombia * '' Peripatus brolemanni'' Bouvier, 1899 – Venezuela * '' Peripatus danicus'' Bouvier, 1900 – Virgin Islands * '' Peripatus darlingtoni'' Brues, 1935 – Haiti * '' Peripatus dominicae'' Pollard, 1894 – Dominica * '' Peripatus evelinae'' (Marcus, 1937) – Brazil * '' Peripatus haitiensis'' Brues, 1913 – Haiti * '' Peripatus heloisae'' Carvalho, 1941 – Brazil * '' Peripatus juanensis'' Bouvier, 1900 – Puerto Rico * '' Peripatus juliformis'' Guilding, 1826 – Saint Vincent Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Juanensis
''Peripatus juanensis'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ... discovered in Puerto Rico in 1900.Bouvier, E.-L. 1900. Observations nouvelles sur les Peripatus. -Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1900: 394-395. As of 2018, it is the only velvet worm found in Puerto Rico. Females of this species have 31 or 32 pairs of legs; males have 27. Taxonomy The first specimens were a pair caught by August Busck on Vieques, Puerto Rico during an entomological study. It was incorrectly described by Sitszungber Peters as ''Peripatus juliformis'' in 1880. These specimens were then formally described by Par E. L. Bouvier in 1900 as ''Peripatus juanensis'' after evaluating them from a collection in the Museum of Berli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onychophora
Onychophora (from grc, ονυχής, , "claws"; and , , "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (due to their velvety texture and somewhat wormlike appearance) or more ambiguously as peripatus (after the first described genus, '' Peripatus''), is a phylum of elongate, soft-bodied, many-legged panarthropods. In appearance they have variously been compared to worms with legs, caterpillars, and slugs. They prey upon other invertebrates, which they catch by ejecting an adhesive slime. Approximately 200 species of velvet worms have been described, although the true number of species is likely greater. The two extant families of velvet worms are Peripatidae and Peripatopsidae. They show a peculiar distribution, with the peripatids being predominantly equatorial and tropical, while the peripatopsids are all found south of the equator. It is the only phylum within Animalia that is wholly endemic to terrestrial environments, at least among extant members. Velvet worms are generally c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Swainsonae
''Peripatus swainsonae'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Females of this species have 31 to 34 pairs of legs; males have 28 to 30. The type locality is in Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His .... References Onychophorans of tropical America Onychophoran species Animals described in 1893 {{Onychophora-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Dominicae
''Peripatus dominicae'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea .... Males of this species have 25 pairs of legs; females can have 28 to 31 pairs of legs, but usually have 29. Females in this species range in size from 29 mm to 56 mm in length, while males range from 17 mm to 25 mm in length. The type locality is in Dominica. References Onychophorans of tropical America Onychophoran species Animals described in 1894 {{Onychophora-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Lachauxensis
''Peripatus lachauxensis'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea .... The female of this species has 30 to 33 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Haiti. References Onychophorans of tropical America Onychophoran species Animals described in 1935 Taxa named by Charles Thomas Brues {{Onychophora-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Danicus
''Peripatus danicus'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its .... Females of this species have 31 to 33 pairs of legs; males have 26 to 28. Females range from 26 mm to 45 mm in length, whereas males range from 9 mm to 21 mm. The type locality is in Saint Thomas Island. References Onychophorans of tropical America Onychophoran species Animals described in 1900 {{Onychophora-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Juliformis
''Peripatus juliformis'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Females of this species have 33 or 34 pairs of legs; males have 29 or 30. Females range from 36 mm to 75 mm in length, whereas males range from 14 mm to 16 mm. The type locality is on Saint Vincent Island. This species became the first velvet worm known to science when Guilding described it in 1826. He thought it was an unusual type of slug, and included it along with his Caribbean mollusks. He named this genus ''Peripatus ''Peripatus'' is a genus of velvet worms in the Peripatidae family. The name "peripatus" (unitalicised and uncapitalised) is also used to refer to the Onychophora as a whole, although this group comprises many other genera besides ''Peripatus' ...'' (1826). He included an excellent watercolor painting of the specimen, and a mention of the defensive mechanism of sticky liquid squirts. A translation into English from Guilding's description, originally written in Latin, shows how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Darlingtoni
''Peripatus darlingtoni'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. The female of this species has 33 or 34 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and .... References Onychophorans of tropical America Onychophoran species Animals described in 1935 {{Onychophora-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Evelinae
''Peripatus evelinae'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its .... The type locality is in Goiás, Brazil. References Onychophorans of tropical America Onychophoran species Animals described in 1937 {{Onychophora-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Haitiensis
''Peripatus haitiensis'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. The female of this species has 30 to 32 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and .... References Onychophorans of tropical America Onychophoran species Animals described in 1913 {{Onychophora-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Basilensis
''Peripatus basilensis'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. This species has 26 to 31 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and .... References Onychophorans of tropical America Onychophoran species Animals described in 1935 {{Onychophora-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peripatus Ruber
''Peripatus ruber'' is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea .... This species has 30 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Costa Rica. References Onychophorans of tropical America Onychophoran species Animals described in 1913 {{Onychophora-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
