A new giant species of placented worm and the mechanism by which onychophorans weave their nets (Onychophora: Peripatidae)
Onychophorans, or velvet worms, are poorly known and rare animals. Here we report the discovery of a new species that is also the largest onychophoran found so far, a 22cm long female from the Caribbean coastal forest of Costa Rica. Specimens were examined with Scanning Electron Microscopy; Peripatu...
Main Authors: | Bernal Morera-Brenes, Julián Monge-Nájera |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Vicerractoría Investigación
2010-12-01
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Series: | Revista de Biología Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442010000400006 |
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