Peripatopsis hamerae
Species of velvet worm
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Peripatopsis hamerae is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.[1] This species is a clade in the P. moseleyi species complex. The original description of this species is based on one specimen of each sex, each measuring 22 mm in length with a black dorsal surface and creamy white ventral surface. The male of this species has 22 pairs of pregenital legs and one pair of genital legs; the female has 23 pairs of pregenital legs and one pair of genital legs.[2] Also known as the Kamala velvet worm,[3] this species is known only from Groot Bruintjieshoogte in South Africa.[2]
| Peripatopsis hamerae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Peripatopsis |
| Species: | P. hamerae |
| Binomial name | |
| Peripatopsis hamerae Ruhberg & Daniels, 2013 | |
