Ruhbergia Explained

Ruhbergia is a genus of velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae. All species in this genus are ovoviviparous (with yolky ova) and have 15 pairs of legs in both sexes.^[1] They are found in New South Wales, Australia.^[2]

Species

The genus contains the following species:^[2]

• Ruhbergia bifalcata Reid, 1996
• Ruhbergia brevicorna Reid, 1996
• Ruhbergia rostroides Reid, 1996

Notes and References

1. Reid . A. L. . 1996 . Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with comments on peripatopsid relationships . Invertebrate Systematics . en . 10 . 4 . 663–936 . 10.1071/it9960663 . 1447-2600.
2. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government Department of the Environment. 29 June 2016.