Biology:Mantonipatus
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Short description: Genus and species of velvet worm
| Mantonipatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Mantonipatus Ruhberg, 1985 |
| Species: | M. persiculus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mantonipatus persiculus Ruhberg, 1985
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Mantonipatus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Mantonipatus persiculus.[1] Females of this species range from 8 mm to 33 mm in length, whereas males range from 8 mm to 20 mm.[2] This species has 15 pairs of oncopods (legs)[2] and is found in South Australia.[3]
References
- ↑ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L.. "Updated Onychophora checklist". http://www.onychophora.com/list.htm.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristcs in velvet worms (Onychophora)" (in en). Revista de Biología Tropical: 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075. https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/23266.
- ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory". https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ONYCHOPHORA/checklist.
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