''Cephalofovea clandestina'' is a species of
ovoviviparous velvet worm in the family
Peripatopsidae.
This species has 15 pairs of oncopods (legs) and lives in rotting logs and leaf litter. The
type locality is
Kanangra-Boyd National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
Like all members of the genus ''
Cephalofovea
''Cephalofovea'' is a genus of velvet worms in the Peripatopsidae family. All species in this genus are ovoviviparous and have 15 pairs of oncopods (legs), and both sexes possess a pitted-head which the male everts and uses to pass his spermatoph ...
'', both sexes of ''C. clandestina'' have a furrow on the head, between the antennae, which the male everts to carry his
spermatophore to the female.
References
Onychophorans of Australasia
Onychophoran species
Animals described in 1995
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