To which phylum does Peripatus belong?

Correct answer. Peripatus belongs to Onychophora Peripatus is an (onychophore) invertebrate, which looks like a caterpillar. However, on closer examination the external appearance is more like an annelid (earth) worm. In fact, it is also called a 'velvet worm'. The head is continuous with the body. The eyes probably distinguish only light and dark. The outer cuticle is thin and flexible, with no external segmentation (divisions). Peripatus is commonly called velvet worm.Velvet worms share a number of characteristics with both phylum Annelida (segmented worms) and phylum Arthropoda. Some authors place onychophorans in a subphylum within the phylum Arthropoda, but others regard the Onychophora as a separate phylum.