Brazilian species of Onychophora with notes on their taxonomy and distribution

Zoologia

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 553-561

  Sampaio Costa, Cristiano ^a   Chagas Jr , Amazonas ^a   Baptista, Renner L C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Distribution; Peripatidae; Taxonomy; Velvet worm

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EPIPERIPATUS; MACROPERIPATUS; ONYCHOPHORA; OROPERIPATUS; PERIPATIDAE; PERIPATUS;

EID: 77953992155     PISSN: 19844670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702009005000004     Document Type: Article

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