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Acanthokara

genus of worms

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMar 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ19334602 ↗
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Acanthokara is a monospecific genus of ovoviviparous velvet worm, containing the single species Acanthokara kaputensis. This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes. The type locality of this species is Mount Kaputar, New South Wales, Australia.

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Further reading

Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with Comments on Peripatopsid Relationships". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/IT9960663.

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The public source identifies “Acanthokara” as genus of worms. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Acanthokara, genus and worms.

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This entry incorporates text from “Acanthokara” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.