"I, astonished, discovered by chance the only specimen”: the first velvet worm (Onychophora)
The first description of a velvet worm, misidentified as a slug with legs, was published in Latin by Lansdown Guilding in 1826, but apparently, no translation is available. Here, I present English and Spanish translations of that first description, and some biographical notes on Guilding.
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RBT390562019-09-17T16:00:28Z "I, astonished, discovered by chance the only specimen”: the first velvet worm (Onychophora) "I, astonished, discovered by chance the only specimen”: the first velvet worm (Onychophora) Monge, Julián Peripatus Mollusca antennae illustration first published description Peripatus Mollusca antennae illustration first published description The first description of a velvet worm, misidentified as a slug with legs, was published in Latin by Lansdown Guilding in 1826, but apparently, no translation is available. Here, I present English and Spanish translations of that first description, and some biographical notes on Guilding. The first description of a velvet worm, misidentified as a slug with legs, was published in Latin by Lansdown Guilding in 1826, but apparently, no translation is available. Here, I present English and Spanish translations of that first description, and some biographical notes on Guilding. Universidad de Costa Rica 2019-09-17 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/39056 Revista de Biología Tropical; Darwin In Memoriam 2019: Onychophora; Darwin Revista de Biología Tropical; Darwin In Memoriam 2019: Onychophora; Darwin Revista Biología Tropical; Darwin In Memoriam 2019: Onychophora; Darwin 2215-2075 0034-7744 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/39056/39793 |
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The first description of a velvet worm, misidentified as a slug with legs, was published in Latin by Lansdown Guilding in 1826, but apparently, no translation is available. Here, I present English and Spanish translations of that first description, and some biographical notes on Guilding. |
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