A new giant species of placented worm and the mechanism by which onychophorans weave their nets (Onychophora: Peripatidae)
Onychophorans, or velvet worms, are poorly known and rare animals. Here we report the discovery of a new species that is also the largest onychophoran found so far, a 22cm long female from the Caribbean coastal forest of Costa Rica. Specimens were examined with Scanning Electron Microscopy; Peripatu...
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Universidad de Costa Rica
2010-12-01
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| Serie: | Revista de Biología Tropical |
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