Cephalofovea pavimenta is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. It is only known from the type locality; Mount Canobolas in New South Wales, Australia.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific epithet pavimenta is derived from the Latin pavimentum, meaning pavement, and refers to the pavement-like morphology of the papillae on the male's modified head structure.[1]
Morphology
Like other members of the genus Cephalofovea, C. pavimenta is ovoviviparous, has 15 pairs of oncopods (legs), and both sexes possess a pitted head which the male everts and uses to pass his spermatophore to the female. C. pavimenta is distinctive among members of its genus in that its integument is pigmented nearly uniformly, without a distinctive pattern. Both sexes occur in two colour morphs: greyish-blue, or tan with grey mottling. Both morphs have slightly paler pigmentation on the ventral surface of the body.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Reid, A.L.; Tait, N.N.; Briscoe, D.A.; Rowell, D.M. (1995-05-01). "Morphological, cytogenetic and allozymic variation within Cephalofovea (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) with descriptions of three new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 114 (1): 115–138. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1995.tb00116.x. ISSN 0024-4082.
- ^ Oliveira, I. S.; Read, V. M. S. J.; Mayer, G. (2012). "A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names". ZooKeys (211): 1–70. Bibcode:2012ZooK..211....1O. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.
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