Epiperipatus lucerna
| Epiperipatus lucerna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Epiperipatus |
| Species: | E. lucerna
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| Binomial name | |
| Epiperipatus lucerna Costa, Chagas & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2018
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Epiperipatus lucerna is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae.[1] The males of this species have 27 to 29 pairs of legs; females have 29 to 31 pairs.[1] The type locality is in Alagoas state in Brazil.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Costa, Cristiano Sampaio; Chagas-Junior, Amazonas; Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo (2018-10-16). "Redescription of Epiperipatus edwardsii, and descriptions of five new species of Epiperipatus from Brazil (Onychophora: Peripatidae)". Zoologia. 35: 1–15. doi:10.3897/zoologia.35.e23366. ISSN 1984-4689. S2CID 92601575.
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