Peripatopsis intermedia
Peripatopsis intermedia is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] This species is about 33 mm long and has 19 pairs of legs: 18 pregenital leg pairs plus a last pair of much reduced legs.[2] The type locality is in South Africa.[3] Although some authorities doubt the validity of this species[4] and deem it to be a junior synonym of P. balfouri,[5] others consider these two to be separate species, citing the distance (168 km) between their type localities.[3]
| Peripatopsis intermedia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Peripatopsis |
| Species: | P. intermedia |
| Binomial name | |
| Peripatopsis intermedia Hutchinson, 1928 | |
References
- Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- Hutchinson, G.E. (1928). "Observations on South African Onychophora". Annals of the South African Museum. 25: 337–340 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Oliveira, I. S.; Read, V. M. S. J.; Mayer, G. (2012). "A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names". ZooKeys (211): 1–70. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.
- Hamer, M.L.; Samways, M.J.; Ruhberg, H. (1997). "A review of the Onychophora of South Africa, with discussion of their conservation". Annals of the Natal Museum. 38 (1): 283–312.
- Ruhberg, Hilke (1985). Die Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) : Systematik, Ökologie, Chorologie und phylogenetische Aspekte (in German). Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart. ISBN 3-510-55023-4. OCLC 14872354.
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