Peripatus General Characteristics

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General Characteristics of Peripatus

Peripatus is a terrestrial animal found living in moist places
Commonly called as velvet worms
Peripatus is a unique organism. It forms a connecting link between Annelids are Arthropods.
Annelidan Characters:
- Presence of worm like body
- Appendages are hollow and unjointed
- Locomotion slow and by peristalsis as in an earthworm
- Presence of paired Nephridia in every segment
- Presence of a pair of simple eyes
Arthropodan Characters:
- Presence of a chitinous cuticle
- Presence of haemocoel
- Presence of tracheal system
- Presence of antennae
Reproductive organs and the pattern of development is same as in other arthropods