A new giant species of placented worm and the mechanism by which onychophorans weave their nets (Onychophora: Peripatidae)

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1127-1142

  Morera Brenes, Bernal ^a,b   Monge Nájera, Julián ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSIDAD ESTATAL A DISTANCIA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Fossil and extant velvet worms; Largest onychophoran; Net weaving mechanism; New species; Peripatidae; Peripatus; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ONYCHOPHORA; PERIPATIDAE; PERIPATUS;

EID: 78650717443     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v58i4.5398     Document Type: Article

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