Eoperipatus_totoro
Eoperipatus totoro
Species of velvet worm
Eoperipatus totoro is a species of velvet worm of the family Peripatidae discovered in Vietnam in 2007.[1] As of 2013, it is the only velvet worm known from Vietnam. The specific name is derived from caterpillar-like Catbus from the Japanese animated film My Neighbor Totoro. It has a distinct feature from other worms in having uniquely shaped hairs on its body surface. Its ability to spit out nets of sticky glue from its appendages is used for catching prey.[2] Like other velvet worms in this genus, this species exhibits lecithotrophic ovoviviparity; that is, mothers in this genus retain yolky eggs in their uteri.[3]
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