Onychophora sp. (phylum)
3 Unidentified Velvet Worm at Coolatai, NSW
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| Onychophora sp. (phylum) | trevorpreston | 10 May 2024 | |
| Onychophora sp. (phylum) | AlexDudley | 8 May 2024 |
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Significant sighting
trevorpreston noted:
10 May 2024
This is the first velvet worm sighting for New England NatureMapr. It is also significant in that it is either a species well out of its known range, or possibly a new species.
2 comments
10 May 2024
Beyond the known range limit for onychophorans in Oz. Closest known record is for Dactylothele habros, but still a good 100k away. Very likely a new species.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.751098-29.250289
- Places Coolatai, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 May 2024 12:38 AM Recorded on
- AlexDudley Recorded by
Collections
- Significant Featured Velvet worms or Peripatus (Onychophora) Other Invertebrates AlexDudley New England NatureMapr Onychophora sp. (phylum)
Species information
- Onychophora sp. (phylum) Scientific name
- Unidentified Velvet Worm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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