Peripatopsis clavigera
Peripatopsis clavigera, the Knysna velvet worm, is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[2] This species has 16 pairs of legs.[3] Specimens of this species range from 4 mm to 17 mm in length.[3] Peripatopsis clavigera is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests of South Africa.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Class: | Udeonychophora |
| Order: | Euonychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Peripatopsis |
| Species: | P. clavigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Peripatopsis clavigera Purcell, 1899 | |
Conservation
Peripatopsis clavigera is threatened by habitat loss. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.[1]
References
- Hamer, M. 2003. Peripatopsis clavigera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007
- Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- 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.
- 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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