Peripatopsis overbergiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatopsidae |
Genus: | Peripatopsis |
Species: | P. overbergiensis
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Binomial name | |
Peripatopsis overbergiensis McDonald et al., 2012
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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]