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Peripatopsis stelliporata

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Peripatopsis balfouri is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] This species has 18 pairs of clawed legs (with the last pair more reduced in the male than in the female).[2][3][4][5] Also known as the blue velvet worm,[6] this species ranges from 9 mm to 22 mm in length.[2] The type locality is in South Africa.[7]

References

  1. ^ Oliveira, I. S.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b Daniels, Savel R.; McDonald, Dane E.; Picker, Mike D. (2013). "Evolutionary insight into the Peripatopsis balfouri sensu lato species complex (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) reveals novel lineages and zoogeographic patterning". Zoologica Scripta. 42 (6): 656–674. doi:10.1111/zsc.12025. ISSN 0300-3256. S2CID 83758118.
  3. ^ Monge-Nájera, Julián (1994). "Reproductive trends, habitat type and body characteristcs in velvet worms (Onychophora)". Revista de Biología Tropical: 611–622. ISSN 2215-2075.
  4. ^ Purcell, W.F. (1899). "On the South African species of Peripatidae in the collection of the South African Museum". Annals of the South African Museum. 1: 331–351 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. ^ Hamer, M.L.; Samways, M.J.; Ruhberg, H. (1997). "A review of the Onychophora of South Africa, with discussion of their conservation". Annals of the Natal Museum. 38 (1): 283–312.
  6. ^ "Southern Blue Velvetworm (Peripatopsis balfouri)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  7. ^ 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 stelliporata: Brief Summary

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Peripatopsis balfouri is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. This species has 18 pairs of clawed legs (with the last pair more reduced in the male than in the female). Also known as the blue velvet worm, this species ranges from 9 mm to 22 mm in length. The type locality is in South Africa.

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