The geographic distribution of Costa Rican velvet worms (Onychophora: Peripatidae)

 

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Nhiều tác giả: Barquero González, José Pablo, Cabrera Alvarado, Adrián Alonso, Valle - Cubero, Stephanie, Monge Nájera, Julián, Morera, Bernal
Định dạng: artículo
Ngày xuất bản:2016
Miêu tả:Velvet worms, “peripatus” or onychophorans, are “living fossils” that were geographically widespread in Cambrian seas but now occur exclusively on terrestrial habitats. The only extant species studied in some detail are those from Costa Rica, but their real geographic distribution was in urgent need of revision. To solve this problem we visited the localities mentioned in all the original taxonomic descriptions and redescriptions. These visits covered a 25 year period (1988-2014) and included interviews with local residents. We also examined all Costa Rican collections, and checked the information in old maps and books. Here we critically review geographic data, correct errors, assign neotype localities, report on the survival of populations after heavy volcanic eruptions or urbanization, and present the correct geographical distribution for the seven currently described Costa Rican species.
Quốc gia:Repositorio UNA
Tổ chức giáo dục:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Repositorio UNA
Ngôn ngữ:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:https://repositorio.una.ac.cr:11056/17683
Truy cập trực tuyến:http://hdl.handle.net/11056/17683
Access Level:acceso abierto
Từ khóa:TAXONOMÍA
LOCATIES
CORRECTION OF RECORDS
C0STA RICA
HÁBITAT
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION