Plicatoperipatus
| Plicatoperipatus jamaicensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Class: | Onychophorida |
| Order: | Euonychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Plicatoperipatus Clark, 1913 |
| Species: | P. jamaicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Plicatoperipatus jamaicensis (Grabham & Cockerell, 1892) | |
Plicatoperipatus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Plicatoperipatus jamaicensis.[1] It is endemic to Jamaica.[2]
References
- ↑ Oliveira, I. D., et al. (2012). A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names. Zookeys 211 1-70.
- ↑ New, T. R. 1996. Plicatoperipatus jamaicensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 06 September 2014.
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