Nodocapitus inornatus

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Nodocapitus inornatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Nodocapitus
Species:
N. inornatus
Binomial name
Nodocapitus inornatus
Reid, 1996

Nodocapitus inornatus is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] The type locality of this species is Gibralter Range National Park, New South Wales, Australia.[2] This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes.[3] The males are distinguished by enlarged papillae on the head, between the antennae.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with comments on peripatopsid relationships". Invertebrate Systematics. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/it9960663. ISSN 1447-2600.

Further reading[edit]

  • Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with Comments on Peripatopsid Relationships". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/IT9960663.