Browsing Artículos científicos by Subject "ONICÓFOROS"
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A new giant velvet worm from Costa Rica suggests absence of the genus Peripatus (Onychophora: Peripatidae) in Central Americ
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2020-02-03)Introduction: Neotropical onychophoran taxonomy and diversity has been poorly investigated. Recent studies have discovered problems in species classification: they have questioned the accepted genera and the actual number ... -
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 ... -
Oscillation of the velvet worm slime jet by passive hydrodynamic instability
(Nature Communications, 2015-03-17)The rapid squirt of a proteinaceous slime jet endows velvet worms (Onychophora) with a unique mechanism for defence from predators and for capturing prey by entangling them in a disordered web that immobilizes their target. ... -
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 ...