4 Unidentified Velvet Worm at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Onychophora sp. (phylum) | 5 May 2019 | KimPullen | ||
| Onychophora sp. (phylum) | 5 May 2019 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unidentified | 5 May 2019 | danswell |
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User's notes
Found at night in dry watercourse among cobble and leaf litter. Approximately 20mm long.
3 comments
DaveRowell
wrote:
14 Aug 2021
Interesting because the pale bit between the antennae is not consistent with either of the species that occur nearby (Ooperipatus costatus and Euperipatoides rowelli). There are a bunch of species that do have structures between the antennae, but not locally. Possibly an undescribed species.
danswell
wrote:
14 Aug 2021
Thanks Dave. Ive been back multiple times but not seen another one. Would probably require breaking logs - I have not done that.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.861604-35.320070
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 May 2019 08:36 PM Recorded on
- danswell Recorded by
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Collections
Other Invertebrates Velvet worms or Peripatus (Onychophora) danswell Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Onychophora sp. (phylum) Scientific name
- Unidentified Velvet Worm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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