Peripatopsis storchi: taxon details and analytics

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

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Peripatopsis storchi

Peripatopsis storchi is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. This species is a clade in the P. moseleyi species complex. The number of legs in this species ranges from 21 pregenital pairs (plus one genital pair) to 23 pregenital pairs (plus one genital pair). Males of this species range from 12 mm to 22 mm in length, and females range from 22 mm to 36 mm in length, but live animals can stretch to 50 mm while walking. Also known as the Katberg velvet worm, this species is known only from the Katberg forest in South Africa.

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English
Katberg Velvetworm

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Peripatopsis storchi
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Peripatopsis storchi
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Peripatopsis storchi
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