An undescribed species of velvet worm from Chiapas, Mexico (Onychophora: Peripatidae)
Onychophoran worms are considered "living fossils" because their basic body structure has changed little in 500 million years. Only two species have been properly recorded from Mexico: Macroperipatus perrieri from Veracruz, and Oroperipatus eisenii from Nayarit. Here we report an undescribed species of Oroperipatus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. Males, which are rarer, smaller and reddish than females, are 3-4cm long and have 24-25 leg pairs (N=6). Females are 4-7,5cm long and have 28-29 pairs (N=19). We propose the common name "Tuxtla Brownish Purple Velvet Worm" to help study and protect the species until it receives formal description. This new record expands the known distribution of the phylum in Mexico from the evergreen forest of Veracruz to the deciduous forest of Tuxtla (400Km).
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oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article20252022-09-02T02:21:10Z An undescribed species of velvet worm from Chiapas, Mexico (Onychophora: Peripatidae) Una especie no descrita de gusano de terciopelo de Chiapas, México (Onychophora: Peripatidae). Toledo-Matus, Xocoyotzin Rivera-Velázquez, Gustavo Monge-Nájera, Julián Morera-Brenes, Bernal extension of geographic range new locality new undescribed species velvet worm urban onychophorans. extensión del ámbito geográfico nueva localidad nuevas especies no descritas gusano de terciopelo onicóforos urbanos Onychophoran worms are considered "living fossils" because their basic body structure has changed little in 500 million years. Only two species have been properly recorded from Mexico: Macroperipatus perrieri from Veracruz, and Oroperipatus eisenii from Nayarit. Here we report an undescribed species of Oroperipatus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. Males, which are rarer, smaller and reddish than females, are 3-4cm long and have 24-25 leg pairs (N=6). Females are 4-7,5cm long and have 28-29 pairs (N=19). We propose the common name "Tuxtla Brownish Purple Velvet Worm" to help study and protect the species until it receives formal description. This new record expands the known distribution of the phylum in Mexico from the evergreen forest of Veracruz to the deciduous forest of Tuxtla (400Km). Los gusanos onicóforos son considerados “fósiles vivientes” porque su estructura corporal ha cambiado poco en 500 millones de años. En México solamente se han confirmado Macroperipatus perrieri de Veracruz, y Oroperipatus eisenii de Nayarit. Aquí reportamos una especie no descrita de Oroperipatus de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. Los machos, que son más escasos, pequeños y rojizos que las hembras, miden 3-4cm de largo y tienen 24-25 pares de patas (N=6). Las hembras miden 4-7,5cm de largo y tienen 28-29 pares (N=19). Proponemos el nombre común "onicóforo morado parduzco de Tuxtla" para ayudar a estudiar y proteger a la especie hasta que reciba una descripción formal. Este nuevo registro amplía la distribución conocida del filo en México del bosque perenne de Veracruz al bosque caducifolio de Tuxtla (400Km). Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica 2018-02-28 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/epub+zip application/pdf https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/2025 10.22458/urj.v10i1.2025 UNED Research Journal; Vol. 10 No. 1 (2018) UNED Research Journal; Vol. 10 Núm. 1 (2018) 1659-441X 1659-4266 eng https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/2025/2290 https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/2025/2291 https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/2025/2310 https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/2025/2913 Copyright (c) 2018 UNED Research Journal |
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Toledo-Matus, Xocoyotzin Rivera-Velázquez, Gustavo Monge-Nájera, Julián Morera-Brenes, Bernal An undescribed species of velvet worm from Chiapas, Mexico (Onychophora: Peripatidae) |
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Toledo-Matus, Xocoyotzin Rivera-Velázquez, Gustavo Monge-Nájera, Julián Morera-Brenes, Bernal |
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An undescribed species of velvet worm from Chiapas, Mexico (Onychophora: Peripatidae) |
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An undescribed species of velvet worm from Chiapas, Mexico (Onychophora: Peripatidae) |
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An undescribed species of velvet worm from Chiapas, Mexico (Onychophora: Peripatidae) |
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An undescribed species of velvet worm from Chiapas, Mexico (Onychophora: Peripatidae) |
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An undescribed species of velvet worm from Chiapas, Mexico (Onychophora: Peripatidae) |
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undescribed species of velvet worm from chiapas, mexico (onychophora: peripatidae) |
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Onychophoran worms are considered "living fossils" because their basic body structure has changed little in 500 million years. Only two species have been properly recorded from Mexico: Macroperipatus perrieri from Veracruz, and Oroperipatus eisenii from Nayarit. Here we report an undescribed species of Oroperipatus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. Males, which are rarer, smaller and reddish than females, are 3-4cm long and have 24-25 leg pairs (N=6). Females are 4-7,5cm long and have 28-29 pairs (N=19). We propose the common name "Tuxtla Brownish Purple Velvet Worm" to help study and protect the species until it receives formal description. This new record expands the known distribution of the phylum in Mexico from the evergreen forest of Veracruz to the deciduous forest of Tuxtla (400Km). |
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