Peripatopsis tulbaghensis

Peripatopsis tulbaghensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Peripatopsis
Species:
P. tulbaghensis
Binomial name
Peripatopsis tulbaghensis
Barnes, Reiss & Daniels, 2020

Peripatopsis tulbaghensis is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] This species is dark brown with 17 pairs of legs and ranges from 8 mm to 32 mm in length.[1] Also known as the Tulbagh velvet worm,[2] this species is found in Groot Winterhoek mountain region in South Africa.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Barnes, Aaron; Reiss, Till; Daniels, Savel R. (2020). "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 1445-5226.
  2. ^ "Tulbagh Velvetworm (Peripatopsis tulbaghensis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-03-12.


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