Cerradopatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Cerradopatus Oliveira et al. 2015 |
Species: | C. sucuriuensis
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Binomial name | |
Cerradopatus sucuriuensis Oliveira et al. 2015
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Cerradopatus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Cerradopatus sucuriuensis.[1] Males of this species have 28 or 29 pairs of legs; females have 30 to 32. This species is native to the Brazilian savannah.[2] This species is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta.[3]