Peripatopsis clavigera
| Peripatopsis clavigera | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Onychophora
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| Family: | Peripatopsidae
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| Species: | P. clavigera
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| Binomial name | |
| Peripatopsis clavigera Purcell, 1899
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The Knysna velvet worm (Peripatopsis clavigera) is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] This species has 16 to 18 pairs of legs.[2]
Peripatopsis clavigera is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests of South Africa where it is threatened by habitat loss. Consequently, this species is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.[3][4]
See also[]
- Onychophora#Conservation
References[]
- ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Daniels, Savel R.; McDonald, Dane E.; Picker, Mike D. (2013). "Evolutionary insight into the Peripatopsis balfouri sensu lato species complex (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) reveals novel lineages and zoogeographic patterning". Zoologica Scripta. 42(6): 656–674. doi:10.1111/zsc.12025. ISSN 0300-3256.
- ^ Hamer, M. 2003. Peripatopsis clavigera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007
- ^ 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.
Further reading[]
- Hoffmann, K. (1988). "Observation on Peripatopsis-clavigera (Onychophora, Peripatopsidae)". South African Journal of Zoology. 23 (4): 255–258. doi:10.1080/02541858.1988.11448110.
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