Peripatopsis clavigera

Peripatopsis clavigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Peripatopsis
Species:
P. clavigera
Binomial name
Peripatopsis clavigera
Purcell, 1899

Peripatopsis clavigera, the Knysna velvet worm,[2] is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[3] This species has 16 pairs of legs and ranges from 4 mm to 17 mm in length. Peripatopsis clavigera is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests of the Diepwalle Nature Reserve in South Africa.[4]

Conservation

See also: Onychophora § Conservation

Peripatopsis clavigera is threatened by habitat loss. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Hamer, M. 2003. Peripatopsis clavigera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007
  2. ^ "Knysna Velvetworm (Peripatopsis clavigera)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  3. ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. ^ Barnes, Aaron; Reiss, Till; Daniels, Savel R. (2020-08-14). "Systematics of the Peripatopsis clavigera species complex (Onychophora : Peripatopsidae) reveals cryptic cladogenic patterning, with the description of five new species". Invertebrate Systematics. 34 (6): 569–590. doi:10.1071/IS19071. ISSN 1447-2600.

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