Peripatopsis
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Class: | Onychophorida |
| Order: | Euonychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Peripatopsis Pocock, 1894 |
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Peripatopsis is a genus of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.
[edit] Species
Peripatopsis contains the following species:
[edit] P. alba Lawrence, 1931, White cave velvet worm
The white cave velvet worm is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is caves. [1]
[edit] P. balfouri (Sedgwick, 1885)
[edit] P. capensis (Grube, 1866)
[edit] P. clavigera Purcell, 1899, Knysna velvet worm
P. clavigera is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. [2]
[edit] 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]
[edit] P. moseleyi (Wood-Mason, 1879)
[edit] P. sedgwicki Purcell, 1899
[edit] P. stelliporata Sherbon and Walker, 2004
[edit] 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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