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Peripatopsis lawrencei McDonald, Ruhberg & Daniels 2012

Peripatopsis lawrencei

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Peripatopsis lawrencei is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] This species has 18 pairs of legs: 17 pregenital leg pairs plus one last pair that is strongly reduced and without claws or spinous pads.[2] This species is restricted to the Theewaterskloof-Overstrand region of South Africa.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Oliveira, I. S.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b McDonald, Dane E.; Ruhberg, Hilke; Daniels, Savel R. (2012-07-05). "Two new Peripatopsis species (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) from the Western Cape province, South Africa". Zootaxa. 3380 (1): 55–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3380.1.4. ISSN 1175-5334 – via ResearchGate.
  3. ^ Oliveira, I. S.; Read, V. M. S. J.; Mayer, G. (2012). "A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names". ZooKeys (211): 1–70. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.
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Peripatopsis lawrencei: Brief Summary

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Peripatopsis lawrencei is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 18 pairs of legs: 17 pregenital leg pairs plus one last pair that is strongly reduced and without claws or spinous pads. This species is restricted to the Theewaterskloof-Overstrand region of South Africa.

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