Peripatopsis hamerae

Peripatopsis hamerae is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] This species is a clade in the P. moseleyi species complex. The original description of this species is based on one specimen of each sex, each measuring 22 mm in length with a black dorsal surface and creamy white ventral surface. The male of this species has 22 pairs of pregenital legs and one pair of genital legs; the female has 23 pairs of pregenital legs and one pair of genital legs.[2] Also known as the Kamala velvet worm,[3] this species is known only from Groot Bruintjieshoogte in South Africa.[2]

Peripatopsis hamerae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Peripatopsis
Species:
P. hamerae
Binomial name
Peripatopsis hamerae
Ruhberg & Daniels, 2013

References
  1. Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. Ruhberg, Hilke; Daniels, Savel R. (2013-05-24). "Morphological assessment supports the recognition of four novel species in the widely distributed velvet worm Peripatopsis moseleyi sensu lato (Onychophora : Peripatopsidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 27 (2): 131–145. doi:10.1071/IS12069. ISSN 1447-2600.
  3. "Kamala Velvetworm (Peripatopsis hamerae)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-03-12.


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