peripatus

/ (pəˈrɪpətəs) /

any of a genus of wormlike arthropods having a segmented body and short unjointed limbs: belonging to the phylum Onychophora

Word Origin for peripatus

from New Latin, from Greek peripatos a pacing about; see peripatetic

In Peripatus we have a strange survivor of these primitive Annelid-Tracheates of many million years ago.

The Story of Evolution |Joseph McCabe
Peripatus, where also the excretory organs, which are true segmental organs, are partly somatic and partly appendicular.

The Origin of Vertebrates |Walter Holbrook Gaskell
Eye of Peripatus capensis, as shewn in a longitudinal horizontal section through the head.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume IV (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour
A right leg of Peripatus capensis, viewed from the front side.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume IV (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour

The following note was appended to this drawing in his handwriting: Young larva of Peripatus capensis.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume IV (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour