Florelliceps
Genus and species of Peripatopsid velvet worm
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Florelliceps is a monospecific genus of ovoviviparous velvet worm containing the single species Florelliceps stutchburyae.[1] This species is brown with 15 pairs of oncopods (legs). During mating, the male of this species uses a structure on his head to place a spermatophore on the gonopore of the female.[2] The type locality is Mount Warning, New South Wales, Australia.[3]
| Florelliceps | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Florelliceps Tait & Norman, 2001 |
| Species: | F. stutchburyae |
| Binomial name | |
| Florelliceps stutchburyae Tait & Norman, 2001 | |
