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Ooperipatus sp. (Genus)

Manton, NSW

Ooperipatus sp. (Genus) at Manton, NSW - 25 May 2023
Ooperipatus sp. (Genus) at Manton, NSW - 25 May 2023
Ooperipatus sp. (Genus) at Manton, NSW - 25 May 2023
Ooperipatus sp. (Genus) at Manton, NSW - 25 May 2023
Ooperipatus sp. (Genus) at Manton, NSW - 25 May 2023
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Ooperipatus sp. (Genus) 25 May 2023 trevorpreston
Ooperipatus sp. (Genus) 25 May 2023 trevorpreston
Onychophora sp. (phylum) 25 May 2023 trevorpreston

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3 comments

DaveRowell wrote:
   25 May 2023
Ooperipatus sp. Distinctive rough ventral patterning and the body contracts when resting, bringing all the legs close together. Probably O. costatus given location.
   25 May 2023
Thanks for the ID Dave. For future reference, Is it safe to say 15 pairs of legs always = Ooperipatus genus? If not is there a way we can identify them?
DaveRowell wrote:
   27 May 2023
Yes, but all the local genera have 15 pairs so it's not a helpful diagnostic character.

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  • Ooperipatus sp. (Genus) Scientific name
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  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 25 May 2023 10:10 AM Recorded on
  • trevorpreston Recorded by

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