Epiperipatus puri sp. nov., a new velvet worm from Atlantic Forest in Southeastern Brazil (Onychophora, Peripatidae)

Epiperipatus ohausi (Bouvier, 1900) is the first species known from Rio de Janeiro, and more than 120 years later a new species is described in the state of Rio de Janeiro (RJ). In this study, we describe the second species in the state of Rio de Janeiro, which we are naming in honor of the indigeno...

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Main Authors: Cristiano Sampaio Costa, Amanda Cruz Mendes, Alessandro Ponce de Leão Giupponi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/15384.pdf