Browsing Artículos científicos by Subject "INVERTEBRADOS"
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A new giant species of placented worm and the mechanism by which onychophorans weave their nets (Onychophora: Peripatidae)
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2010)Onychophorans, or velvet worms, are poorly known and rare animals. Here we report the discovery of a new species that is also the largest onychophoran found so far, a 22cm long female from the Caribbean coastal forest of ... -
A proposed solution to the species problem in velvet worm conservation (Onychophora)
(Universidad Estatal a Distancia, 2018)Onychophorans or velvet worm are the only phylum without extant marine species and the only invertebrates with a true placenta, but most species are rare and thus more likely to become extinct. A key obstacle for ... -
Los onicóforos, fósiles caminantes
(Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología de El Salvador, 2012-08-23)Los onicóforos son considerados “fósiles vivientes” porque durante más de 500 millones de años su morfología ha cambiado muy poco y han mantenido un estadio evoluti vo aparentemente intermedio entre los anélidos ... -
Unexplored Character Diversity in Onychophora (Velvet Worms): A Comparative Study of Three Peripatid Species
(Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, Norway, 2012-12-17)Low character variation among onychophoran species has been an obstacle for taxonomic and phylogenetic studies in the past, however we have identified a number of new and informative characters using morphological, molecular, ... -
Velvet Worms (Onychophora) in Folklore and Art: Geographic Pattern, Types of Cultural Reference and Public Perception
(Sciencedomain International (India), 2015-07-06)Aims: To document and preserve folkloric beliefs and art inspired by velvet worms (Onychophora), rare invertebrates that are considered "living fossils", have full placental organs and capture prey with a rough "net" built ...