Peripatopsis ferox
Species of velvet worm
Peripatopsis ferox | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatopsidae |
Genus: | Peripatopsis |
Species: | P. ferox |
Binomial name | |
Peripatopsis ferox Barnes, Reiss & Daniels, 2020 |
Peripatopsis ferox is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] This species is a clade in the P. clavigera species complex. This species has 17 pairs of legs, varies from slate black to brown, and ranges from 17 mm to 28 mm in length.[1] Also known as the Wilderness velvet worm,[2] this species has an extensive distribution across many patches of forest in Western Cape province in South Africa.[1]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wilderness Velvetworm (Peripatopsis ferox)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
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- †Antennipatus
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