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Peripatopsis

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Peripatopsis
Peripatopsis capensis Leg anatomy IMG 0783a.JPG
Peripatopsis capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Udeonychophora
Order:
Euonychophora
Family:
Genus:
Peripatopsis

Pocock, 1894
Species

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Peripatopsis is a genus of South African velvet worms in the Peripatopsidae family.[1][2]

Species

The genus contains the following species:

  • Peripatopsis alba Lawrence, 1931 — white cave velvet worm
  • Peripatopsis balfouri (Sedgwick, 1885)
  • Peripatopsis birgeri Ruhberg & Daniels, 2013
  • Peripatopsis bolandi Daniels et al., 2013
  • Peripatopsis capensis (Grube, 1866)
  • Peripatopsis cederbergiensis Daniels et al., 2013
  • Peripatopsis clavigera Purcell, 1899 — Knysna velvet worm
  • Peripatopsis hamerae Ruhberg & Daniels, 2013
  • Peripatopsis intermedia Hutchinson, 1928
  • Peripatopsis janni Ruhberg & Daniels, 2013
  • Peripatopsis lawrencei McDonald et al., 2012
  • Peripatopsis leonina Purcell, 1899 — Lion's Hill velvet worm
  • Peripatopsis moseleyi (Wood-Mason, 1879)
  • Peripatopsis overbergiensis McDonald et al., 2012 — Overberg velvet worm
  • Peripatopsis purpureus Daniels et al., 2013
  • Peripatopsis sedgwicki Purcell, 1899
  • Peripatopsis stelliporata Sherbon & Walker, 2004
  • Peripatopsis storchi Ruhberg & Daniels, 2013

References

  1. ^ Oliveira I. S.; Hering L.; Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. ^ 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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