Planipapillus is a genus of velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae, whose species are found in eastern Victoria and southeastern New South Wales, Australia.[1] They are unique in that the males of this genus may bear patches of reduced papillae on the head, posterior to the eyes; the generic name refers to this fact, and likewise they have been vernacularly referred to as lawn-headed onychophorans.[2] All species in this genus are oviparous and have 15 pairs of legs.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Planipapillus Reid, 1996 |
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Species edit
The genus was erected in 1996 by Amanda L. Reid to accommodate four contemporarily described species, of which P. taylori was designated the type species.[1] Reid described and assigned a further eight species to Planipapillus in 2000,[3] and Douch and Reid described an additional species in 2023,[4] producing the count of 13 species recognised today. These species are listed below:
- Planipapillus absonus Douch & Reid, 2023
- Planipapillus annae Reid, 2000
- Planipapillus berti Reid, 2000
- Planipapillus biacinaces Reid, 1996
- Planipapillus biacinoides Reid, 2000
- Planipapillus bulgensis Reid, 1996
- Planipapillus cyclus Reid, 2000
- Planipapillus gracilis Reid, 2000
- Planipapillus impacris Reid, 2000
- Planipapillus mundus Reid, 1996
- Planipapillus taylori Reid, 1996
- Planipapillus tectus Reid, 2000
- Planipapillus vittatus Reid, 2000
References edit
- ^ a b c Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with comments on peripatopsid relationships". Invertebrate Systematics. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/it9960663. ISSN 1447-2600.
- ^ Rockman, M. V.; Rowell, D. M.; Tait, N. N. (2001). "Phylogenetics of Planipapillus, lawn-headed onychophorans of the Australian Alps, based on nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 21 (1): 103–116. doi:10.1006/mpev.2001.0990. PMID 11603941.
- ^ Reid, Amanda (2000). "Eight New Planipapillus (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) from Southeastern Australia". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 122: 1–32 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Douch, J. K.; Reid, A. L. (2023). "A new species of Planipapillus (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) that defies the original concept of its genus". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 82: 257–262. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.2023.82.10.
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