Planipapillus mundus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes.[2] It is found in New South Wales, Australia.[3] Mating in this species occurs via the head-to-tail configuration, in which the male uses its head to inseminate the female's gonopore.[4]
| Planipapillus mundus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Planipapillus |
| Species: | P. mundus
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| Binomial name | |
| Planipapillus mundus Reid, 1996
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References
edit- ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Douch, J. K.; Reid, A. L. (2023). "A new species of Planipapillus (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) that defies the original concept of its genus". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 82: 257–262. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.2023.82.10.
Further reading
edit- Norman, J. M.; Tait, N. N. (2008). "Ultrastructure of the eggshell and its formation in Planipapillus mundus (Onychophora : Peripatopsidae)". Journal of Morphology. 269 (10): 1263–1275. doi:10.1002/jmor.10658. PMID 18677704. S2CID 23259527.
- 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.
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