Species of velvet worm
Epiperipatus acacioi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family .[ 1] This species is dark purple with a bilaterally symmetric pattern on its dorsal surface[ 2] and ranges from 13 mm to 47 mm in length.[ 3] Males of this species have 24 to 27 pairs of legs, usually 25 or 26; females have 26 to 30, usually 27 or 28.[ 4] [ 5] [ 3] [ 6] The type locality is in Minas Gerais, Brazil .[ 7]
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^ 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 .
^ a b De Sena Oliveira, Ivo; Wieloch, Alfredo Hannemann; Mayer, Georg (2010-06-03). "Revised taxonomy and redescription of two species of the Peripatidae (Onychophora) from Brazil: a step towards consistent terminology of morphological characters" . Zootaxa . 2493 (1): 16. doi :10.11646/zootaxa.2493.1.2 . ISSN 1175-5334 – via ResearchGate.
^ Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristics in velvet worms (Onychophora)" . Revista de Biología Tropical . 42 (3): 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075 .
^ Lavallard, Roger; Campiglia, Sylvia (1973-12-16). "Contribution a la biologie de Peripatus acacioi Marcus et Marcus. I. Pourcentage des sexes et variations du nombre des Lobopodes dans un echantillonnage de plusieurs centaines d'individus" . Boletim de Zoologia e Biologia Marinha (in French). 30 (30): 483–498. doi :10.11606/issn.2526-3366.bzbm.1973.121342 . ISSN 2526-3366 .
^ Campiglia, Sylvia; Lavallard, Roger (1973-12-16). "Contribution a la biologie de Peripatus acacioi Marcus et Marcus. II. Variations du poids des animaus en fonction du sexe et du nombre des Lobopodes" . Boletim de Zoologia e Biologia Marinha (in French). 30 (30): 499–512. doi :10.11606/issn.2526-3366.bzbm.1973.121343 . ISSN 2526-3366 .
^ 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. Bibcode :2012ZooK..211....1O . doi :10.3897/zookeys.211.3463 . PMC 3426840 . PMID 22930648 .
Epiperipatus acacioi Macroperipatus acacioi