Ooperipatellus nanus is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the South Island.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Ooperipatellus |
| Species: | O. nanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ooperipatellus nanus | |
Taxonomy
editThis species was first described by Hilke Ruhberg in 1985.[2]
Description
editOoperipatellus nanus is a small species of velvet worm that grows to a length of approximately 10 mm.[3] This species is tan or brown in color on its back but yellow on its underside.[4] It is oviparous and has 13 pairs of legs,[5] which is the minimum number found in the phylum Onychophora.[3][6]
Distribution
editOoperipatellus nanus has only been found in Southland, in the Takitimu Mountains.[2]
Life cycle
editThis species produce young by laying eggs from which the young subsequently hatch.[3]
Host species
editOoperipatellus nanus are found mainly in rotting beech logs.[4]
Conservation status
editThis species has been classified as having the "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[7]
References
edit- ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ a b Harris, A. C (1991). "A large aggregation of Peripatoides novaezealandiae (Hutton, 1876) (Onycophora: Peripatopsidae)". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 21 (4): 405–406. doi:10.1080/03036758.1991.10420836.405-406&rft.date=1991&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080/03036758.1991.10420836&rft.aulast=Harris&rft.aufirst=A. C&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yqw4AAAAIAAJ&q=Ooperipatellus+nanus&pg=PA405&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ooperipatellus nanus" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b c Allwood, Julia; Gleeson, Dianne; Mayer, Georg; Daniels, Savel; Beggs, Jacqueline R.; Buckley, Thomas R. (April 2010). "Support for vicariant origins of the New Zealand Onychophora". Journal of Biogeography. 37 (4): 669–681. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02233.x. S2CID 55395265.669-681&rft.date=2010-04&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02233.x&rft_id=https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:55395265#id-name=S2CID&rft.aulast=Allwood&rft.aufirst=Julia&rft.au=Gleeson, Dianne&rft.au=Mayer, Georg&rft.au=Daniels, Savel&rft.au=Beggs, Jacqueline R.&rft.au=Buckley, Thomas R.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ooperipatellus nanus" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b "Peripatus (Onchyphora)". Manaaki Whenua. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ Tait, N.N.; Briscoe, D.A. (1995-05-01). "Genetic differentiation within New Zealand Onychophora and their relationships to the Australian fauna". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 114 (1): 103–113. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1995.tb00115.x. ISSN 0024-4082.103-113&rft.date=1995-05-01&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1995.tb00115.x&rft.issn=0024-4082&rft.aulast=Tait&rft.aufirst=N.N.&rft.au=Briscoe, D.A.&rft_id=https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1995.tb00115.x&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ooperipatellus nanus" class="Z3988">
- ^ Yang, Jie; Ortega-Hernández, Javier; Gerber, Sylvain; Butterfield, Nicholas J.; Hou, Jin-bo; Lan, Tian; Zhang, Xi-guang (2015-07-14). "A superarmored lobopodian from the Cambrian of China and early disparity in the evolution of Onychophora". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112 (28): 8678–8683. doi:10.1073/pnas.1505596112. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 4507230. PMID 26124122 – via ResearchGate.8678-8683&rft.date=2015-07-14&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4507230#id-name=PMC&rft.issn=0027-8424&rft_id=info:pmid/26124122&rft_id=info:doi/10.1073/pnas.1505596112&rft.aulast=Yang&rft.aufirst=Jie&rft.au=Ortega-Hernández, Javier&rft.au=Gerber, Sylvain&rft.au=Butterfield, Nicholas J.&rft.au=Hou, Jin-bo&rft.au=Lan, Tian&rft.au=Zhang, Xi-guang&rft_id=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279385005&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ooperipatellus nanus" class="Z3988">
- ^ Trewick, Steve; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy; Stringer, Ian (2018). Conservation status of New Zealand Onychophora ('peripatus' or velvet worm), 2018 (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. Vol. 26. Department of Conservation. pp. 1–3. ISBN 9781988514703.1-3&rft.pub=Department of Conservation&rft.date=2018&rft.isbn=9781988514703&rft.aulast=Trewick&rft.aufirst=Steve&rft.au=Hitchmough, Rod&rft.au=Rolfe, Jeremy&rft.au=Stringer, Ian&rft_id=https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs26entire.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ooperipatellus nanus" class="Z3988">
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