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Peripatopsis mellaria

Species of velvet worm From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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]

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