Vescerro

{{Short description|Genus and species of Peripatopsid velvet worm}}

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| genus = Vescerro

| parent_authority = Reid, 1996

| species = turbinatus

| authority = Reid, 1996

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Vescerro is a monospecific genus of ovoviviparous velvet worm containing the single species Vescerro turbinatus. This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes.{{Cite journal |last=Reid |first=A. L. |date=1996 |title=Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with comments on peripatopsid relationships |url=https://www.publish.csiro.au/is/it9960663 |journal=Invertebrate Systematics |language=en |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=663–936 |doi=10.1071/it9960663 |issn=1447-2600|url-access=subscription }} The type locality of this species is the Iron Range, Queensland, Australia.{{cite web|title=Australian Faunal Directory|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ONYCHOPHORA/checklist|website=Australian Government Department of the Environment|access-date=29 June 2016}}

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Further reading

  • {{Cite journal|last1=Reid|first1=A. L.|title=Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with Comments on Peripatopsid Relationships|journal=Invertebrate Taxonomy|date=1996|volume=10|issue=4|pages=663–936|doi=10.1071/IT9960663}}

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Category:Onychophorans of Australasia

Category:Monotypic onychophoran genera

Category:Fauna of Queensland

Category:Endemic fauna of Australia

Category:Taxa named by Amanda Reid (malacologist)

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