Watters, Aldo (2012) Onychophora acoelomorpha and brachiopoda (animal phylum). White Word Publications, Delhi, India. ISBN 9788132341987
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Abstract
The velvet worms (Onychophora - literally "claw bearers", also known as Protracheata) are a minor ecdysozoan phylum. These obscurely segmented organisms have tiny eyes, antennae, multiple pairs of legs and slime glands. They have variously been compared to worms with legs, caterpillars and slugs. Most common in tropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere, they prey on smaller animals such as insects, which they catch by squirting an adhesive slime. In modern zoology, they are particularly renowned for their curious mating behavior and for bearing live young. They are becoming increasingly popular as pets due to their bizarre appearance and eating habits. The two extant families of velvet worms are Peripatidae and Peripatopsidae. They show a peculiar distribution, with the peripatids being predominantly equatorial and tropical, while the peripatopsids are all found in what used to be Gondwanaland. Formerly considered part of Tracheata, velvet worms are now considered close relatives of the Arthropoda and Tardigrada, with which they form the taxon Panarthropoda. This makes them of palaeontological interest, as they can help to reconstruct the ancestral arthropod. A dissection of Experipatoides kanangrensis. The width of the dish is approximately 4 cm. The mans of the viscera is partially protruding from the body cavity two ovals, full of stage 11 embryos, are floating to the bottom of the image.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Subjects: | S Agriculture > SF Animal culture |
| Divisions: | Electronic Books |
| Depositing User: | Esam @ Hisham Muhammad |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jan 2023 02:03 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jan 2023 02:03 |
| URI: | http://odlsystem2.utm.my/id/eprint/3864 |
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