Eucarlia
Appearance
Eucarlia | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | Eucarlia Brolemann, 1913
|
Species | |
|
Eucarlia is a genus of spirobolidan millipedes containing six species; most of which are endemic to the island nation of Seychelles, and one native to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Four of the Seychelles species have been assessed by the IUCN Red List as either endangered, critically endangered, or extinct.
Description
Eucarlia species range from about 20 to 45 mm (0.79 to 1.77 in) in length and possess 35-55 body segments with females being slightly longer than males. The body colors include solid gray, brown, and orange and some possess a mid-dorsal stripe.[1]
Species
Species | Authority | IUCN status | Distribution | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eucarlia alluaudi | (Brolemann, 1896) | [2] | Seychelles (Marianne Island) | Only known from the holotype collected in 1892[1] |
Eucarlia haemorrhantus | (Pocock, 1893)[3] | Not assessed | ||
Eucarlia hoffmani | Golovatch & Korsos, 1984 | [4] | Seychelles | |
Eucarlia mauriesi | Golovatch & Korsos, 1984 | [5] | Seychelles | |
Eucarlia uncinatus | (Brolemann, 1917) | Not assessed | Sulawesi[6] | |
Eucarlia urophora | (Pocock, 1893) | [7] | Seychelles | Possesses a long extension of the telson[1] |
References
- ^ a b c Gerlach, J; Maursik, Y (2010). Arachnida and Myriapoda of the Seychelles Islands. Manchester: Siri Scientific Press. pp. 392–393. ISBN 9780955863684.
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ Pocock, Reginald Innes (1893): Report upon the Myriopoda of the "Challenger" Expedition, with remarks upon the fauna of Bermuda. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 6, 11 (62): 121-142. London.
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ Eucarlia uncinatus, Catalogue of Life, 22nd December 2014
- ^ Template:IUCN