Hylonomoipos

Genus of velvet worms

Hylonomoipos
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Hylonomoipos
Reid, 1996
Species

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Hylonomoipos is a genus of velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] All species in this genus have 15 pairs of legs in both sexes.[2] They are found in southeastern Queensland, Australia.[3]

Species

The genus contains the following species:[3]

  • Hylonomoipos akares Reid, 1996
  • Hylonomoipos brookensis Reid, 1996

References

  1. ^ Oliveira, I. S.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with comments on peripatopsid relationships". Invertebrate Systematics. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/it9960663. ISSN 1447-2600.
  3. ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

Further reading

  • Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with Comments on Peripatopsid Relationships". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/IT9960663.
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Onychophora
Peripatidae
  • †Cretoperipatus
  • Eoperipatus
    • butleri
    • horsti
    • totoro
    • weldoni
  • Mesoperipatus
  • Typhloperipatus
Neopatida
Peripatopsidae
Uncertain: †Antennipatus  • †Helenodora  • †Succinipatopsis  • †Tertiapatus
Taxon identifiers
Hylonomoipos


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