Peripatopsis janni: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Onychophora
Class
Order
Euonychophora
Family
Peripatopsidae
Genus
Peripatopsis
Species
Peripatopsis janni
Scientific Name
Peripatopsis janni

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Peripatopsis janni

Peripatopsis janni is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. This species is a clade in the P. moseleyi species complex. The original description of this species is based on male specimens ranging from 15 mm to 30 mm in length. Live animals are dark green on the dorsal surface but greyish white on the ventral surface. The number of legs in males of this species varies from 21 pregenital pairs (plus one genital pair) to 22 pregenital pairs (plus one genital pair). Also known as the Amathole velvet worm, this species is found in the Amathole mountains in South Africa.

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Peripatopsis janni in languages:

English
Amathole Velvetworm
English
Kologha Velvetworm
English
Amathole Green Velvetworm
English
Hogsback Bee Velvetworm

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Peripatopsis janni
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Peripatopsis janni
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Peripatopsis janni
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Peripatopsis janni
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Peripatopsis janni
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