Macroperipatus guianensis
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| Macroperipatus guianensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Macroperipatus |
| Species: | M. guianensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macroperipatus guianensis (Evans, 1903) | |
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Macroperipatus guianensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] The male of this species has 24 pairs of legs; females have 27 or 28 leg pairs, usually 28.[2] This species ranges from 30 mm to 80 mm in length.[2] The type locality is in Guyana.[3]
