Peripatopsis
Genus of velvet worms / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peripatopsis is a genus of South African velvet worms in the Peripatopsidae family.[1][2] The number of legs in this genus ranges from as few as 16 pairs (e.g., in P. clavigera)[3] to as many as 25 pairs (in P. moseleyi) and varies within species when the number is greater than 18 pairs.[4] Velvet worms in this genus feature a last pair of legs (the genital pair) that is rudimentary or reduced in size, mainly in males.[4] The feet in this genus feature three distal leg papillae: two anterior and one posterior.[5]
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Peripatopsis | |
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Illustration of the oncopods (legs) of Peripatopsis capensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatopsidae |
Genus: | Peripatopsis Pocock, 1894 |
Species | |
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