Opisthopatus herbertorum
Species of basal Peripatopsid velvet worm
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Opisthopatus herbertorum is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] The type locality is in South Africa.[2] As originally described, this species is uniformly white with 17 pairs of legs.[3] Subsequent phylogenetic results, however, cast doubt on this species delimitation based on morphology, indicating instead that O. herbertorum is a junior synonym of O. roseus.[4][5]
| Opisthopatus herbertorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Opisthopatus |
| Species: | O. herbertorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Opisthopatus herbertorum Ruhberg & Hamer, 2005 | |
