Peripatopsis mellaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatopsidae |
Genus: | Peripatopsis |
Species: | P. mellaria
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Binomial name | |
Peripatopsis mellaria Barnes, Reiss & Daniels, 2020
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Peripatopsis mellaria is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. [1] This species is a clade in the P. clavigera species complex. This species has 17 pairs of legs, varies from slate black to charcoal, and ranges from 11 mm to 20 mm in length. [1] Also known as the Outeniqua velvet worm, [2] this species is found in forests along the coast in Western Cape province in South Africa. [1]
Peripatopsis mellaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatopsidae |
Genus: | Peripatopsis |
Species: | P. mellaria
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Binomial name | |
Peripatopsis mellaria Barnes, Reiss & Daniels, 2020
|
Peripatopsis mellaria is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. [1] This species is a clade in the P. clavigera species complex. This species has 17 pairs of legs, varies from slate black to charcoal, and ranges from 11 mm to 20 mm in length. [1] Also known as the Outeniqua velvet worm, [2] this species is found in forests along the coast in Western Cape province in South Africa. [1]