An updated world checklist of velvet worms (Onychophora) with notes on nomenclature and status of names.

ABSTRACT: More than a decade has passed since the publication of the only world checklist available for Onychophora. During this period, numerous nomenclatural acts and taxonomic changes have been suggested within the group and a wealth of novel data has been published on many taxa. Herein, the up-to-date taxonomic scenario within Onychophora is presented, with appraisal of name status. This checklist covers both extant (Peripatidae and Peripatopsidae) and fossil taxa, and each species is accompanied by information on synonyms, type designation, holotype location, type locality, and language of original description. Additional remarks include nomenclatural inconsistencies, synonymizations, name misspellings, conflicting collecting event data, availability of taxonomically informative molecular data,

SUBMITTER: Oliveira IS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10680090 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature