Peripatopsis balfouri

Peripatopsis balfouri is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] The type locality is in South Africa.[2]

Peripatopsis balfouri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Onychophora
Class:
Udeonychophora
Order:
Euonychophora
Family:
Peripatopsidae
Genus:
Peripatopsis
Species:
P. balfouri
Binomial name
Peripatopsis balfouri
(Sedgwick, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Peripatus balfouri (Sedgwick, 1885)

References
  1. Oliveira, I. S.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. Oliveira, I. S.; Read, V. M. S. J.; Mayer, G. (2012). "A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names". ZooKeys (211): 1–70. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.

Further reading
  • Daniels, S. R.; McDonald, D. E.; Picker, M. D. (2013). "Evolutionary insight into the Peripatopsis balfouri sensu lato species complex (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) reveals novel lineages and zoogeographic patterning". Zoologica Scripta. 42 (6): 656–674. doi:10.1111/zsc.12025.


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