Nodocapitus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatopsidae |
Genus: | Nodocapitus Reid, 1996 |
Species | |
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Nodocapitus is a genus of velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] All species in this genus have 15 pairs of legs in both sexes.[2] N. formosus is found in Queensland, Australia, N. inornatus is found in New South Wales, and N. barryi is found in both of these states.[3] In each species, the males are distinguished by enlarged papillae on the head, between the antennae.
The genus contains the following species:[3]