Peripatopsis mellaria
| Peripatopsis mellaria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Peripatopsis |
| Species: | P. mellaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Peripatopsis mellaria Barnes, Reiss & Daniels, 2020 | |
Peripatopsis mellaria is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] This species is a clade in the P. clavigera species complex. This species has 17 pairs of legs, varies from slate black to charcoal, and ranges from 11 mm to 20 mm in length.[1] Also known as the Outeniqua velvet worm,[2] this species is found in forests along the coast in Western Cape province in South Africa.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Barnes, Aaron; Reiss, Till; Daniels, Savel R. (2020). "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 1445-5226.
- ^ "Outeniqua Velvetworm (Peripatopsis mellaria)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-03-12.