Peripatoides kawekaensis explained

Peripatoides kawekaensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.^[1] This species is ovoviviparous and has 15 pairs of legs.^[2] The type locality is in New Zealand's North Island.^[3]

Taxonomy

This species was described by Steven A. Trewick in 1998 using material collected at the Hutchinson Reserve in the Hawke's Bay Region.^[4] The holotype specimen is held at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington.^[5]

Conservation status

This species has been classified as having the "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oliveira, I.. Hering, L.. Mayer, G.. amp. Updated Onychophora checklist. Onychophora Website. 24 November 2016.
2. Trewick . S. A. . 2000 . Mitochondrial DNA sequences support allozyme evidence for cryptic radiation of New Zealand Peripatoides (Onychophora) . Molecular Ecology . 9 . 3 . 269–281 . 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2000.00873.x . 10736025 . 0962-1083.
3. Oliveira. I. S.. Read. V. M. S. J.. Mayer. G.. A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names. ZooKeys. 2012. 211. 1–70. 10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. 22930648. 3426840. free. 2012ZooK..211....1O .
4. Trewick . Steven A. . Sympatric cryptic species in New Zealand Onychophora . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society . March 1998 . 63 . 3 . 307–329 . 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1998.tb01520.x . free .
5. Web site: Peripatoides kawekaensis Trewick, 1998. collections.tepapa.govt.nz. en. 2018-09-15.
6. Trewick. Steve. Hitchmough. Rod. Rolfe. Jeremy. Stringer. Ian. 2018. Conservation status of New Zealand Onychophora ('peripatus' or velvet worm), 2018. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 26. Department of Conservation. 1–3. 9781988514703.