Velvet worms
Common Name: Velvet Worm
Scientific Name: Onychophora
Phylum: Onychophora
Class: Ecdysozoa
Specimen #: 80
Circumstance: Observed online
Specimen Condition: Specimen presumed dead
Location: Unknown (online)
Typical Habitat: Most common in tropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere, Individual species are found in Central and South America; the Caribbean islands; equatorial West Africa and South Africa; northeastern India; Indonesia and parts of Malaysia; New Guinea; Australia; and New Zealand.
Invasive? Not an invasive species
Natural area of growth: live in all tropical habitats and in the temperate zone of the Southern Hemisphere
Relationship with humans: No known relationship with humans
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onychophora
http://australianmuseum.net.au/Velvet-worm
Scientific Name: Onychophora
Phylum: Onychophora
Class: Ecdysozoa
Specimen #: 80
Circumstance: Observed online
Specimen Condition: Specimen presumed dead
Location: Unknown (online)
Typical Habitat: Most common in tropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere, Individual species are found in Central and South America; the Caribbean islands; equatorial West Africa and South Africa; northeastern India; Indonesia and parts of Malaysia; New Guinea; Australia; and New Zealand.
Invasive? Not an invasive species
Natural area of growth: live in all tropical habitats and in the temperate zone of the Southern Hemisphere
Relationship with humans: No known relationship with humans
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onychophora
http://australianmuseum.net.au/Velvet-worm