Planipapillus mundus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes.[2] It is found in New South Wales, Australia.[3] Mating in this species occurs via the head-to-tail configuration, in which the male uses its head to inseminate the female's gonopore.[4]

Planipapillus mundus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Planipapillus
Species:
P. mundus
Binomial name
Planipapillus mundus
Reid, 1996

References

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  1. ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. ^ 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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