Mongeperipatus kekoldi
Mongeperipatus kekoldi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Males of this species have 32 or 33 pairs of legs; females have 37 to 39. The largest females can reach 18 cm in length. This species was discovered in Costa Rica.[1]
| Mongeperipatus kekoldi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Class: | Udeonychophora |
| Order: | Euonychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Mongeperipatus |
| Species: | M. kekoldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Mongeperipatus kekoldi Barquero-González et al. 2020 | |
References
- Barquero-González, Sánchez-Vargas, Morera (2020). "A new giant velvet worm from Costa Rica suggests absence of the genus Peripatus (Onychophora: Peripatidae) in Central America". Revista de Biología Tropical. 68: 300–320. doi:10.15517/rbt.v68i1.37675.
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