Macroperipatus is a genus of Neotropical velvet worms in the Peripatidae family.[1] Velvet worms in this genus can have as few as 24 pairs of legs (in M. guianensis)[2] or as many as 42 leg pairs (in M. torquatus).[3] This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta.[4]
The genus contains the following species:[5]
Macroperipatus geayi (Bouvier, 1899) is considered a nomen dubium by Oliveira et al. 2012.
Macroperipatus is a genus of Neotropical velvet worms in the Peripatidae family. Velvet worms in this genus can have as few as 24 pairs of legs (in M. guianensis) or as many as 42 leg pairs (in M. torquatus). This genus is viviparous, with mothers supplying nourishment to their embryos through a placenta.
