Macroperipatus is a genus of Neotropical velvet worms in the Peripatidae family.[1] Velvet worms in this genus can have as few as 24 pairs of legs (in M. guianensis)[2] or as many as 42 leg pairs (in M. torquatus).[3] This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta.[4]
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Macroperipatus torquatus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. This species has a brown or red back with a bright yellow collar, a black...
with 30 pairs of legs. Macroperipatus insularis is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. New, T.R. (1996). "Macroperipatus insularis". IUCN Red List...
Macroperipatus guianensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. The male of this species has 24 pairs of legs; females have 27 or 28 leg...
Macroperipatus perrieri is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. This species has 28 to 32 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Mexico...
Macroperipatus ohausi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. Females of this species have 27 or 28 pairs of legs. The type locality is...
Macroperipatus clarki is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family. This species has 34 to 36 pairs of legs. The type locality is in Jamaica....
D. (1986). "Description of Macroperipatus valerioi n. sp. fron [sic] Costa Rica, and comments on the genus Macroperipatus (Onychophora: Peripatidae)"...
of legs swinging forward and then down and rearward in succession. Macroperipatus can reach speeds of up to four centimetres per second, although speeds...
"Developing embryo and cyclic changes in the uterus of Peripatus (Macroperipatus) acacioi (Onychophora, Peripatidae)". Journal of Morphology. 224 (2):...
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