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Southern Velvet Worms

Peripatopsidae Bouvier 1905

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Peripatopsidae Bouvier 1905
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Oliveira I Read V 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
Peripatopsidae
Family recognized by wikipedia NL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CA, NCBI, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GBIF data coverage, and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Peripatopsidae
Recognized by Natural History Museum Species of the day, Australia Species List, Chile Species List, New Zealand Species List, South Africa Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, and English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
Peripatopsidae Bouvier 1905
Family recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Akinothele Reid 1996
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cephalofoeva Ruhberg, Tait, Briscoe & Storch 1988
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Parapisthopatus Ruhberg 1985
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Peripatopsidae
Harvest ancestor according to Arkive, EOL authors, GBIF national node type records France, GBIF national node type records Sweden, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, and Flickr Group

Common Names

English

southern onychophorans
prefer
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
southern peripatus
prefer
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
southern velvet worms preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names and English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa

Catalan; Valencian

Peripatòpsid preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ペリパトプシス科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Zh Cn

南栉蚕科 preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
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Curated hierarchies for Peripatopsidae Bouvier 1905

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Onychophora
Peripatopsidae Bouvier 1905 (this page)
Acanthokara Reid 1996
Aethrikos Reid 1996
Aktinothele Reid 1996
Anoplokaros Reid 1996
Austroperipatus Baehr 1977
Baeothele Reid 1996
Centorumis Reid 1996
Cephalofovea Ruhberg, Tait, Briscoe & Storch 1988
Critolaus Reid 1996
Dactylothele Reid 1996
Diemenipatus Oliveira et al. 2018
Dystactotylos Reid 1996
Euperipatoides Ruhberg 1985
Florelliceps Tait & Norman 2001
Hylonomoipos Reid 1996
Konothele Reid 1996
Kumbadjena Reid 2002
Lathropatus Reid 2000
Leucopatus Oliveira et al. 2018
Leuropezos Reid 1996
Mantonipatus Ruhberg 1985
Metaperipatus Clark 1913
Minyplanetes Reid 1996
Nodocapitus Reid 1996
Occiperipatoides Ruhberg 1985
Ooperipatellus Ruhberg 1985
Ooperipatus Dendy 1900
Opisthopatus Purcell 1899
Paraperipatus Willey 1898
Paropisthopatus Ruhberg 1985
Peripatoides Pocock 1894
Peripatopsis Pocock 1894
Phallocephale Reid 1996
Planipapillus Reid 1996
Regimitra Reid 1996
Ruhbergia Reid 1996
Sphenoparme Reid 1996
Tasmanipatus Ruhberg, Mesibov, Briscoe & Tait 1991
Tetrameraden Reid 1996
Vescerro Reid 1996
Wambalana Reid 1996
Cretoperipatus Engel & Grimaldi 2002
Helenodoridae Poinar 2005
Peripatidae Evans 1901
Succinipatopsidae Poinar 2000
Tertiapatidae Poinar 2000

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Onychophora Grube 1853
Peripatopsidae Bouvier 1905 (this page)
Acanthokara Reid 1996
Aethrikos Reid 1996
Aktinothele Reid 1996
Anoplokaros Reid 1996
Austroperipatus Baehr 1977
Baeothele Reid 1996
Centorumis Reid 1996
Cephalofovea Ruhberg, Tait, Briscoe & Storch 1988
Critolaus Reid 1996
Dactylothele Reid 1996
Diemenipatus Oliveira, Ruhberg, Rowell & Mayer 2018
Dystactotylos Reid 1996
Euperipatoides Ruhberg 1985
Florelliceps Tait & Norman 2001
Hylonomoipos Reid 1996
Konothele Reid 1996
Kumbadjena Reid 2002
Lathropatus Reid 2000
Leucopatus Oliveira, Ruhberg, Rowell & Mayer 2018
Leuropezos Reid 1996
Mantonipatus Ruhberg 1985
Metaperipatus Clark 1913
Minyplanetes Reid 1996
Nodocapitus Reid 1996
Occiperipatoides Ruhberg 1985
Ooperipatellus Ruhberg 1985
Ooperipatus Dendy 1900
Opisthopatus Purcell 1899
Paraperipatus Willey 1898
Paropisthopatus Ruhberg 1985
Peripatoides Pocock 1894
Peripatopsis Pocock 1894
Phallocephale Reid 1996
Planipapillus Reid 1996
Regimitra Reid 1996
Ruhbergia Reid 1996
Sphenoparme Reid 1996
Tasmanipatus Ruhberg, Mesibov, Briscoe & Tait 1991
Tetrameraden Reid 1996
Vescerro Reid 1996
Wambalana Reid 1996
Peripatidae Evans 1901

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Peripatopsidae Bouvier 1905 (this page)
Acanthokara Reid 1996
Aethrikos Reid 1996
Aktinothele Reid 1996
Anoplokaros Reid 1996
Austroperipatus Baehr 1977
Baeothele Reid 1996
Centorumis Reid 1996
Cephalofovea Ruhberg, Tait, Briscoe & Storch 1988
Critolaus Reid 1996
Dactylothele Reid 1996
Diemenipatus Oliveira et al. 2018
Dystactotylos Reid 1996
Euperipatoides Ruhberg 1985
Florelliceps Tait & Norman 2001
Hylonomoipos Reid 1996
Konothele Reid 1996
Kumbadjena Reid 2002
Lathropatus Reid 2000
Leucopatus Oliveira et al. 2018
Leuropezos Reid 1996
Mantonipatus Ruhberg 1985
Metaperipatus Clark 1913
Minyplanetes Reid 1996
Nodocapitus Reid 1996
Occiperipatoides Ruhberg 1985
Ooperipatellus Ruhberg 1985
Ooperipatus Dendy 1900
Opisthopatus Purcell 1899
Paraperipatus Willey 1898
Paropisthopatus Ruhberg 1985
Peripatoides Pocock 1894
Peripatopsis Pocock 1894
Phallocephale Reid 1996
Planipapillus Reid 1996
Regimitra Reid 1996
Ruhbergia Reid 1996
Sphenoparme Reid 1996
Tasmanipatus Ruhberg, Mesibov, Briscoe & Tait 1991
Tetrameraden Reid 1996
Vescerro Reid 1996
Wambalana Reid 1996
Cretoperipatus Engel & Grimaldi 2002
Helenodoridae Poinar 2005
Peripatidae Evans 1901
Succinipatopsidae Poinar 2000
Tertiapatidae Poinar 2000

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Peripatopsidae Bouvier 1905 (this page)
Acanthokara Reid 1996
Aethrikos Reid 1996
Aktinothele Reid 1996
Anoplokaros Reid 1996
Austroperipatus Baehr 1977
Baeothele Reid 1996
Centorumis Reid 1996
Cephalofovea Ruhberg, Tait, Briscoe & Storch 1988
Critolaus Reid 1996
Dactylothele Reid 1996
Diemenipatus Oliveira et al. 2018
Dystactotylos Reid 1996
Euperipatoides Ruhberg 1985
Florelliceps Tait & Norman 2001
Hylonomoipos Reid 1996
Konothele Reid 1996
Kumbadjena Reid 2002
Lathropatus Reid 2000
Leucopatus Oliveira et al. 2018
Leuropezos Reid 1996
Mantonipatus Ruhberg 1985
Metaperipatus Clark 1913
Minyplanetes Reid 1996
Nodocapitus Reid 1996
Occiperipatoides Ruhberg 1985
Ooperipatellus Ruhberg 1985
Ooperipatus Dendy 1900
Opisthopatus Purcell 1899
Paraperipatus Willey 1898
Paropisthopatus Ruhberg 1985
Peripatoides Pocock 1894
Peripatopsis Pocock 1894
Phallocephale Reid 1996
Planipapillus Reid 1996
Regimitra Reid 1996
Ruhbergia Reid 1996
Sphenoparme Reid 1996
Tasmanipatus Ruhberg, Mesibov, Briscoe & Tait 1991
Tetrameraden Reid 1996
Vescerro Reid 1996
Wambalana Reid 1996
Cretoperipatus Engel & Grimaldi 2002
Helenodoridae Poinar 2005
Peripatidae Evans 1901
Succinipatopsidae Poinar 2000
Tertiapatidae Poinar 2000

GBIF classification

Animalia
Onychophora
Peripatopsidae (this page)
Acanthokara Reid (1996)
Aethrikos Reid (1996)
Aktinothele Reid (1996)
Anoplokaros Reid (1996)
Austroperipatus Baehr 1977
Baeothele Reid (1996)
Centorumis Reid (1996)
Cephalofovea Ruhberg, Tait, Briscoe & Storch (1988)
Critolaus Reid (1996)
Dactylothele Reid (1996)
Dystactotylos Reid (1996)
Euperipatoides Ruhberg (1985)
Florelliceps Tait & Norman (2001)
Hylonomoipos Reid (1996)
Konothele Reid (1996)
Kumbadjena Reid 2002
Lathropatus Reid (2000)
Leuropezos Reid (1996)
Mantonipatus Ruhberg (1985)
Metaperipatus Clark (1913)
Minyplanetes Reid (1996)
Nodocapitus Reid (1996)
Occiperipatoides Ruhberg (1985)
Ooperipatellus Ruhberg 1985
Ooperipatus Dendy 1900
Opisthopatus Purcell 1899
Paraperipatus Willey 1898
Paropisthopatus Ruhberg (1985)
Peripatoides Pocock 1894
Peripatopsis Pocock 1894
Phallocephale Reid (1996)
Planipapillus Reid (1996)
Regimitra Reid (1996)
Ruhbergia Reid (1996)
Sphenoparme Reid (1996)
Tasmanipatus Ruhberg, Mesibov, Briscoe & Tait 1991
Tetrameraden Reid (1996)
Vescerro Reid (1996)
Wambalana Reid (1996)
Aysheaia Walcott 1911
Cardiodictyon Hou, Ramskold & Bergstrom 1991
Diania Liu, Steiner, Dunlop, Keupp, Shu, Ou, Han, Zhang & Zhang 2011
Hallucigeniidae
Helenodoridae
Luolishaniidae
Microdictyon Bengtson, Matthews & Missarzhevsky 1986
Orstenotubulus Maas, Mayer, Kristensen & Waloszek 2007
Paucipodia Chen, Zhou & Ramskold 1995
Peripatidae
Rushtonites Hinz 1987
Succinipatopsidae
Tertiapatidae
Xenusion Pompeckj 1927

iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Life
Animalia
Onychophora
Peripatopsidae (this page)
Acanthokara
Aethrikos
Aktinothele
Anoplokaros
Austroperipatus
Baeothele
Cephalofovea
Critolaus
Dactylothele
Diemenipatus
Dystactotylos
Euperipatoides
Florelliceps
Hylonomoipos
Konothele
Kumbadjena
Lathropatus
Leucopatus
Leuropezos
Mantonipatus
Metaperipatus
Minyplanetes
Nodocapitus
Occiperipatoides
Ooperipatellus
Ooperipatus
Opisthopatus
Paraperipatus
Paropisthopatus
Peripatoides
Peripatopsis
Phallocephale
Planipapillus
Regimitra
Ruhbergia
Sphenoparme
Tasmanipatus
Tetrameraden
Vescerro
Wambalana
Peripatidae

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Onychophora Grube 1853
Peripatopsidae Bouvier 1905 (this page)
Acanthokara Reid 1996
Aethrikos Reid 1996
Aktinothele Reid 1996
Anoplokaros Reid 1996
Austroperipatus Baehr 1977
Baeothele Reid 1996
Centorumis Reid 1996
Cephalofovea Ruhberg, Tait, Briscoe & Storch 1988
Critolaus Reid 1996
Dactylothele Reid 1996
Diemenipatus Oliveira, Ruhberg, Rowell & Mayer 2018
Dystactotylos Reid 1996
Euperipatoides Ruhberg 1985
Florelliceps Tait & Norman 2001
Hylonomoipos Reid 1996
Konothele Reid 1996
Kumbadjena Reid 2002
Lathropatus Reid 2000
Leucopatus Oliveira, Ruhberg, Rowell & Mayer 2018
Leuropezos Reid 1996
Mantonipatus Ruhberg 1985
Metaperipatus Clark 1913
Minyplanetes Reid 1996
Nodocapitus Reid 1996
Occiperipatoides Ruhberg 1985
Ooperipatellus Ruhberg 1985
Ooperipatus Dendy 1900
Opisthopatus Purcell 1899
Paraperipatus Willey 1898
Paropisthopatus Ruhberg 1985
Peripatoides Pocock 1894
Peripatopsis Pocock 1894
Phallocephale Reid 1996
Planipapillus Reid 1996
Regimitra Reid 1996
Ruhbergia Reid 1996
Sphenoparme Reid 1996
Tasmanipatus Ruhberg, Mesibov, Briscoe & Tait 1991
Tetrameraden Reid 1996
Vescerro Reid 1996
Wambalana Reid 1996
Peripatidae Evans 1901

IUCN

Animalia
Onychophora
Udeonychophora
Euonychophora
Peripatopsidae (this page)
Leucopatus anophthalmus (Ruhberg, Mesibov, Briscoe & Tait 1991)
Opisthopatus roseus Lawrence 1947
Peripatoides indigo Ruhberg
Peripatoides suteri (Dendy 1900)
Peripatopsis alba Lawrence 1931
Peripatopsis clavigera Purcell 1899
Peripatopsis leonina Purcell 1899
Peripatidae

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Onychophora
Udeonychophora
Euonychophora
Peripatopsidae (this page)
Aethrikos
Austroperipatus
Baeothele
Cephalofovea
Diemenipatus
Euperipatoides
Hilkae
Kumbadjena
Lathropatus
Leucopatus
Mantonipatus
Metaperipatus
Nodocapitus
Occiperipatoides
Occiperipatus
Ooperipatellus
Ooperipatus
Opisthopatus
Paraperipatus
Peripatoides
Peripatopsis
Phallocephale
Planipapillus
Ruhbergia
Tasmanipatus
unclassified Peripatopsidae
Peripatidae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Onychophora
Udeonychophora
Euonychophora
Peripatopsidae (this page)
Acanthokara
Aethrikos
Aktinothele
Anoplokaros
Austroperipatus
Baeothele
Centorumis
Cephalofovea
Critolaus
Dactylothele
Dystactotylos
Euperipatoides
Florelliceps
Hylonomoipos
Konothele
Kumbadjena
Lathropatus
Leuropezos
Mantonipatus
Metaperipatus
Minyplanetes
Nodocapitus
Occiperipatoides
Ooperipatellus
Ooperipatus
Opisthopatus
Paraperipatus
Paropisthopatus
Peripatoides
Peripatopsis
Phallocephale
Planipapillus
Regimitra
Ruhbergia
Sphenoparme
Symperipatus
Tasmanipatus
Tetrameraden
Vescerro
Wambalana
Peripatidae
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