Epiperipatus acacioi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] This species is dark purple with a bilaterally symmetric pattern on its dorsal surface[2] and ranges from 13 mm to 47 mm in length.[3] Males of this species have 24 to 27 pairs of legs, usually 25 or 26; females have 26 to 30, usually 27 or 28.[4][5][3][6] The type locality is in Minas Gerais, Brazil.[7]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Epiperipatus |
| Species: | E. acacioi
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| Epiperipatus acacioi (Marcus & Marcus, 1955)
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References
edit- ^ Oliveira I. S.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Oliveira, Ivo S.; Lacorte, Gustavo A.; Fonseca, Cleusa G.; Wieloch, Alfredo H.; Mayer, Georg (2011-06-10). "Cryptic Speciation in Brazilian Epiperipatus (Onychophora: Peripatidae) Reveals an Underestimated Diversity among the Peripatid Velvet Worms". PLOS ONE. 6 (6): e19973. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019973. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3112143. PMID 21695250.
- ^ a b De Sena Oliveira, Ivo; Wieloch, Alfredo Hannemann; Mayer, Georg (2010-06-03). "Revised taxonomy and redescription of two species of the Peripatidae (Onychophora) from Brazil: a step towards consistent terminology of morphological characters". Zootaxa. 2493 (1): 16. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2493.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristics in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical. 42 (3): 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.
- ^ Lavallard, Roger; Campiglia, Sylvia (1973-12-16). "Contribution a la biologie de Peripatus acacioi Marcus et Marcus. I. Pourcentage des sexes et variations du nombre des Lobopodes dans un echantillonnage de plusieurs centaines d'individus". Boletim de Zoologia e Biologia Marinha (in French). 30 (30): 483–498. doi:10.11606/issn.2526-3366.bzbm.1973.121342. ISSN 2526-3366.
- ^ Campiglia, Sylvia; Lavallard, Roger (1973-12-16). "Contribution a la biologie de Peripatus acacioi Marcus et Marcus. II. Variations du poids des animaus en fonction du sexe et du nombre des Lobopodes". Boletim de Zoologia e Biologia Marinha (in French). 30 (30): 499–512. doi:10.11606/issn.2526-3366.bzbm.1973.121343. ISSN 2526-3366.
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2012ZooK..211....1O. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.
Further reading
edit- Lacorte, G. A.; Oliveira, I. S.; Fonseca, C. G. (2011). "Population structure and demographic inferences concerning the endangered onychophoran species Epiperipatus acacioi (Onychophora: Peripatidae)". Genetics and Molecular Research. 10 (4): 2775–2785. doi:10.4238/2011.November.9.1. PMID 22095603.
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