Peripatus danicus
Species of velvet worm
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Peripatus danicus is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family.[1] Females of this species have 31 to 33 pairs of legs; males have 26 to 28.[2] Females range from 26 mm to 45 mm in length, whereas males range from 9 mm to 21 mm.[2] The type locality is in Saint Thomas Island.[3]
| Peripatus danicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatidae |
| Genus: | Peripatus |
| Species: | P. danicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Peripatus danicus Bouvier, 1900 | |
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