Unexplored Character Diversity in Onychophora (Velvet Worms): A Comparative Study of Three Peripatid Species
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Oliveira, Ivo de Sena; Franke, Franziska Anni; Hering, Lars; Schaffer, Stefan; Rowell, David M.; Weck-Heimann, Andreas; Monge-Nájera, Julián; Morera-Brenes, Bernal; Mayer, Georg
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Low character variation among onychophoran species has been an obstacle for taxonomic and phylogenetic studies in the past, however we have identified a number of new and informative characters using morphological, molecular, and chromosomal techniques. Our analyses involved a detailed examination of Epiperipatus biolleyi from Costa Rica, Eoperipatus sp. from Thailand, and a new onychophoran species and genus from Costa Rica, Principapillatus hitoyensisgen. et sp. nov.. Scanning electron...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2012-12-17 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/16800 |
Source: | PLoS ONE |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0051220 |
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