White cave velvet worm

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White cave velvet worm
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Onychophora Class: Onychophora Order: Onychophora Family: Peripatopsidae Genus: Peripatopsis Species: P. alba
Binomial name
Peripatopsis alba Lawrence, 1931

The white cave velvet worm (Peripatopsis alba) is a species of invertebrate in the Peripatopsidae family.

[edit] Distribution

It is endemic to South Africa.

[edit] Habitat

Its natural habitat is caves.

[edit] Source

• Hamer, M. 2003. Peripatopsis alba. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 05 August 2007.