| Peripatopsis edenensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Onychophora |
| Family: | Peripatopsidae |
| Genus: | Peripatopsis |
| Species: | P. edenensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Peripatopsis edenensis Barnes, Reiss & Daniels, 2020 | |
Peripatopsis edenensis is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. This species is a clade in the P. clavigera species complex. This species has 16 pairs of legs, varies from slate black to charcoal, and ranges from 4 mm to 17 mm in length. Also known as the Eden velvet worm, this species is found in the Garden of Eden Nature Reserve and in forests along the coast of Western Cape province in South Africa.
References
- ^ Barnes, Aaron; Reiss, Till; Daniels, Savel R. (2020). "Systematics of the Peripatopsis clavigera species complex (Onychophora : Peripatopsidae) reveals cryptic cladogenic patterning, with the description of five new species". Invertebrate Systematics. 34 (6): 569–590. doi:10.1071/IS19071. ISSN 1445-5226.
- "Eden Velvetworm (Peripatopsis edenensis) · iNaturalist". www.inaturalist.org. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
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| Peripatopsis edenensis | |
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