Peripatopsis
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Class: | Udeonychophora |
| Order: | Euonychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Peripatopsis Pocock, 1894 |
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Peripatopsis is a genus of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.
Contents
- 1 Species
- 1.1 P. alba Lawrence, 1931, White cave velvet worm
- 1.2 P. balfouri (Sedgwick, 1885)
- 1.3 P. capensis (Grube, 1866)
- 1.4 P. clavigera Purcell, 1899, Knysna velvet worm
- 1.5 P. leonina Purcell, 1899, Lion's Hill velvet worm
- 1.6 P. moseleyi (Wood-Mason, 1879)
- 1.7 P. sedgwicki Purcell, 1899
- 1.8 P. stelliporata Sherbon and Walker, 2004
- 1.9 P. lawrencei (McDonald, Ruhberg, & Daniels, 2012)
- 1.10 P. overbergi (McDonald, Ruhberg, & Daniels, 2012)
- 2 References
Species
Peripatopsis contains the following species:
P. alba Lawrence, 1931, White cave velvet worm
The white cave velvet worm is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is caves.[1]
P. balfouri (Sedgwick, 1885)
P. capensis (Grube, 1866)
P. clavigera Purcell, 1899, Knysna velvet worm
P. clavigera is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
P. leonina Purcell, 1899, Lion's Hill velvet worm
This species is endemic to South Africa; Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation; It is threatened by habitat loss.[3]
P. moseleyi (Wood-Mason, 1879)
P. sedgwicki Purcell, 1899
P. stelliporata Sherbon and Walker, 2004
P. lawrencei (McDonald, Ruhberg, & Daniels, 2012)
P. overbergi (McDonald, Ruhberg, & Daniels, 2012)
References
- ↑ Hamer, M. 2003. Peripatopsis alba. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007.
- ↑ Hamer, M. 2003. Peripatopsis clavigera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007
- ↑ Hamer, M. 2003. Peripatopsis leonina. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007.
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