Epiperipatus barbadensis

Epiperipatus barbadensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] This species is one of the most common velvet worms kept in captivity.[2] This velvet worm is a homogeneous brown on its dorsal surface.[3] The original description of this species is based on female specimens ranging from 17 mm to 32 mm in length.[4] Females of this species have 31 pairs of legs.[4][5][3] The type locality is in Barbados.[6]

Epiperipatus barbadensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Class: Udeonychophora
Order: Euonychophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Epiperipatus
Species:
E. barbadensis
Binomial name
Epiperipatus barbadensis
(Froehlich, 1962)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus (Peripatus) dominicae barbadensis (Froehlich 1962)
  • Peripatus dominicae barbadensis (Peck 1975)

References
  1. Oliveira I. S.; Hering L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. Long, Emma. "Epiperipatus". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  3. 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.
  4. Froehlich, Claudio G. (1962-12-12). "A Peripatus from Barbados". Boletim da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras, Universidade de São Paulo. Zoologia. 24 (24): 325. doi:10.11606/issn.2526-3382.bffclzoologia.1962.120594. ISSN 2526-3382.
  5. Read, V.M.St.J. (1988-07-01). "The Onychophora of Trinidad, Tobago and the Lesser Antilles". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 93 (3): 225–257. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1988.tb01362.x. ISSN 0024-4082.
  6. 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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.


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