Peripatopsis capensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatopsidae |
Genus: | Peripatopsis |
Species: | P. capensis
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Binomial name | |
Peripatopsis capensis (
Grube, 1866)
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Synonyms | |
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Peripatopsis capensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. [1] This species has 18 pairs of legs: 17 pregenital leg pairs with claws plus one strongly reduced last pair without claws or spinous pads. [2] [3] Females of this species range from 9 mm to 70 mm in length, whereas males range from 6 mm to 54 mm. [4] The native range of this species is limited to the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. [2] [5]
Outside of its native range in South Africa, this species has also been found on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands, thought to be an accidental human-mediated introduction. Santa Cruz Island also has one or more native species of velvet worms in the family Peripatidae.Espinasa, Luis; Garvey, Radha; Espinasa, Jordi; Fratto, Christina; Taylor, Steven; Toulkeridis, Theofilos; Addison, Aaron (2015-01-21). "Cave dwelling Onychophora from a Lava Tube in the Galapagos". Subterranean Biology. 15: 1–10. doi: 10.3897/subtbiol.15.8468.</ref>
Peripatopsis capensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatopsidae |
Genus: | Peripatopsis |
Species: | P. capensis
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Binomial name | |
Peripatopsis capensis (
Grube, 1866)
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Synonyms | |
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Peripatopsis capensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. [1] This species has 18 pairs of legs: 17 pregenital leg pairs with claws plus one strongly reduced last pair without claws or spinous pads. [2] [3] Females of this species range from 9 mm to 70 mm in length, whereas males range from 6 mm to 54 mm. [4] The native range of this species is limited to the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. [2] [5]
Outside of its native range in South Africa, this species has also been found on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands, thought to be an accidental human-mediated introduction. Santa Cruz Island also has one or more native species of velvet worms in the family Peripatidae.Espinasa, Luis; Garvey, Radha; Espinasa, Jordi; Fratto, Christina; Taylor, Steven; Toulkeridis, Theofilos; Addison, Aaron (2015-01-21). "Cave dwelling Onychophora from a Lava Tube in the Galapagos". Subterranean Biology. 15: 1–10. doi: 10.3897/subtbiol.15.8468.</ref>