Peripatopsis overbergiensis, the Overberg velvet worm,[1] is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[2] This species usually has 19 pairs of legs: 18 pregenital leg pairs plus one last pair that is strongly reduced and without claws or spinous pads.[3] Some individuals, however, have only 18 leg pairs (i.e., 17 pregenital leg pairs).[3] This species is limited to the Overberg region of South Africa.[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Peripatopsis |
| Species: | P. overbergiensis
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| Peripatopsis overbergiensis McDonald et al., 2012
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References
edit- ^ "Overberg Velvetworm (Peripatopsis overbergiensis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ Oliveira, I. S.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2012ZooK..211....1O. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.
Further reading
edit- Myburgh, A. M.; Daniels, S. R. (2015). "Exploring the Impact of Habitat Size on Phylogeographic Patterning in the Overberg Velvet Worm Peripatopsis overbergiensis (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae)". Journal of Heredity. 106 (3): 293–305. doi:10.1093/jhered/esv014. PMID 25838152.
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