Peripatopsis

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Peripatopsis Rank Genus		Family Peripatopsidae Phylum Onychophora Order Euonychophora

Lower classifications Knysna velvet worm, Lion's Hill velvet worm, White cave velvet worm

Peripatopsis is a genus of South African velvet worms in the Peripatopsidae family.

Species

The genus contains the following species:

Peripatopsis alba Lawrence, 1931 — white cave velvet worm

Peripatopsis balfouri (Sedgwick, 1885)

Peripatopsis birgeri Ruhberg & Daniels, 2013

Peripatopsis bolandi Daniels et al., 2013

Peripatopsis capensis (Grube, 1866)

Peripatopsis cederbergiensis Daniels et al., 2013

Peripatopsis clavigera Purcell, 1899 — Knysna velvet worm

Peripatopsis hamerae Ruhberg & Daniels, 2013

Peripatopsis intermedia Hutchinson, 1928

Peripatopsis janni Ruhberg & Daniels, 2013

Peripatopsis lawrencei McDonald et al., 2012

Peripatopsis leonina Purcell, 1899 — Lion's Hill velvet worm

Peripatopsis moseleyi (Wood-Mason, 1879)

Peripatopsis overbergiensis McDonald et al., 2012 — Overberg velvet worm

Peripatopsis purpureus Daniels et al., 2013

Peripatopsis sedgwicki Purcell, 1899

Peripatopsis stelliporata Sherbon & Walker, 2004

Peripatopsis storchi Ruhberg & Daniels, 2013

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