Redescription of four <i>Epiperipatus</i> species with an update on the distribution of <i>Epiperipatus acacioi</i> (Marcus & Marcus, 1955).

ABSTRACT: Due to recent phylogenetic studies on Neopatida over the last ten years, the genus Epiperipatus has become the most diverse within Peripatidae. Such an expansion occurred due to nomenclatural acts based on evidence from anatomical characters that had not been well supported for genera and species included in the last Epiperipatus revision. Among these species are Epiperipatus brasiliensis (Bouvier, 1900), E. acacioi (Marcus & Marcus, 1955), E. cratensis Brito et al., 2010 and Peripatus bouvieri Fuhrmann, 1913. Here, we provide the redescription of these three species previously included in Epiperipatus, besides presenting Epiperipatus bouvieri as a new combination. We extended the distribution of E. acacioi for the Serra da Moe

SUBMITTER: Costa CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12045270 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature