Peripatopsis clavigera, the Knysna velvet worm,[2] is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[3] This species has 16 pairs of legs and ranges from 4 mm to 17 mm in length. Peripatopsis clavigera is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests of the Diepwalle Nature Reserve in South Africa.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Peripatopsis |
| Species: | P. clavigera
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| Binomial name | |
| Peripatopsis clavigera Purcell, 1899
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Conservation
editPeripatopsis clavigera is threatened by habitat loss. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Hamer, M. 2003. Peripatopsis clavigera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007
- ^ "Knysna Velvetworm (Peripatopsis clavigera)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Barnes, Aaron; Reiss, Till; Daniels, Savel R. (2020-08-14). "Systematics of the Peripatopsis clavigera species complex (Onychophora : Peripatopsidae) reveals cryptic cladogenic patterning, with the description of five new species". Invertebrate Systematics. 34 (6): 569–590. doi:10.1071/IS19071. ISSN 1447-2600.
Further reading
edit- Hoffmann, K. (1988). "Observation on Peripatopsis-clavigera (Onychophora, Peripatopsidae)". South African Journal of Zoology. 23 (4): 255–258. doi:10.1080/02541858.1988.11448110.
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