''Sphenoparme'' is a
monospecific genus
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
of
velvet worm
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 ...
containing the single species ''Sphenoparme hobwensis''. This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes.
The
type locality of this species is
Lamington National Park
The Lamington National Park is a national park, lying on the Lamington Plateau of the McPherson Range on the Queensland/New South Wales border in Australia. From Southport on the Gold Coast the park is to the southwest and Brisbane is north. ...
, Queensland, Australia.
References
Further reading
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Onychophorans of Australasia
Onychophoran genera
Monotypic protostome genera
Fauna of Queensland
Endemic fauna of Australia
Taxa named by Amanda Reid (malacologist)
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