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Typhloperipatus
Genus and species of velvet worm / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Typhloperipatus is a genus of velvet worm in the family Peripatidae, containing the sole species Typhloperipatus williamsoni.[1] This genus is notable for containing the only species in the phylum Onychophora found in South Asia.[2] This species is also striking in that this velvet worm shows no external trace of eyes,[3][4] although rudimentary optical vesicles are present internally.[5]
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Typhloperipatus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Onychophora |
Family: | Peripatidae |
Genus: | Typhloperipatus Kemp, 1913 |
Species: | T. williamsoni |
Binomial name | |
Typhloperipatus williamsoni Kemp, 1913 | |
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