Nodocapitus formosus
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| Nodocapitus formosus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Nodocapitus |
| Species: | N. formosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nodocapitus formosus Reid, 1996 | |
Nodocapitus formosus is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] The type locality of this species is Mount Elliot, Queensland, Australia.[2] This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes.[3] The males are distinguished by enlarged papillae on the head, between the antennae.