Mongeperipatus

<i>Mongeperipatus</i>

Mongeperipatus

Genus of velvet worms

Mongeperipatus is a genus of velvet worms in the family Peripatidae from Costa Rica.[1] The species in this genus are notable for their large size (with the largest specimens ranging from 18 to 22 cm [7.1–8.7 in] in length) and for the degree of sexual dimorphism that they exhibit in the number of legs: females have 37 to 41 pairs, several more than the males, which have only 32 to 34 pairs.[1] This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta.[2]

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Species

The genus contains the following two species:

References

  1. [1]
    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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. [2]
    Mayer, Georg; Franke, Franziska Anni; Treffkorn, Sandra; Gross, Vladimir; de Sena Oliveira, Ivo (2015), Wanninger, Andreas (ed.), "Onychophora", Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates 3, Vienna: Springer Vienna, pp. 53–98, doi:10.1007/978-3-7091-1865-8_4, ISBN 978-3-7091-1864-1, retrieved 2023-02-16


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