Principapillatus
Genus and species of Peripatid velvet worm
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Principapillatus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm containing the single species Principapillatus hitoyensis.[1] Males of this species have 26 to 29 pairs of legs, usually 27 or 28; females have 30 to 32, usually 30 or 31.[2] This velvet worm is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta.[3] This species was discovered in Costa Rica.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Principapillatus Oliveira et al. 2013 |
| Species: | P. hitoyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Principapillatus hitoyensis Oliveira et al. 2013 | |
