Peripatopsis overbergiensis

Peripatopsis overbergiensis, the Overberg velvet worm,[1] is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[2] This species usually has 19 pairs of legs: 18 pregenital leg pairs plus one last pair that is strongly reduced and without claws or spinous pads.[3] Some individuals, however, have only 18 leg pairs (i.e., 17 pregenital leg pairs).[3] This species is limited to the Overberg region of South Africa.[3][4]

Peripatopsis overbergiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Peripatopsis
Species:
P. overbergiensis
Binomial name
Peripatopsis overbergiensis
McDonald et al., 2012

References

  1. "Overberg Velvetworm (Peripatopsis overbergiensis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  2. Oliveira, I. S.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. McDonald, Dane E.; Ruhberg, Hilke; Daniels, Savel R. (2012-07-05). "Two new Peripatopsis species (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) from the Western Cape province, South Africa". Zootaxa. 3380 (1): 55–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3380.1.4. ISSN 1175-5334 via ResearchGate.
  4. 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.

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