Cephalofovea
Sign in to saveCephalofovea is a genus of velvet worms in the Peripatopsidae family. All species in this genus are ovoviviparous and have 15 pairs of oncopods (legs), and both sexes possess a pitted-head which the male everts and uses to pass his spermatophore to the female. They are found in New South Wales, Australia.
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Cephalofovea is a genus of velvet worms in the Peripatopsidae family. All species in this genus are ovoviviparous and have 15 pairs of oncopods (legs), and both sexes possess a pitted-head which the male everts and uses to pass his spermatophore to the female. They are found in New South Wales, Australia.
== Etymology == The name Cephalofovea is derived from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ), meaning head, and Latin fovea, meaning pit, in reference to the distinctive furrow on the head, between the antennae, which is distinctive of members of this genus.
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