Ooperipatellus spenceri

Ooperipatellus spenceri is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. This species has 14 pairs of legs.[1] Although found in Tasmania, Australia,[2] these velvet worms were first assigned to O. insignis, a similar species found in Victoria, Australia,[1] before being named as a separate species.[3] Authorities recognize O. spenceri as a different species, noting the significant distance (652 km) between the type localities of these two species and their separation by the Bass Strait.[3]

Ooperipatellus spenceri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Onychophora
Family:	Peripatopsidae
Genus:	Ooperipatellus
Species:	O. spenceri
Binomial name
Ooperipatellus spenceri (Cockerell, 1913)