Eucarlia

Eucarlia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Spirobolida
Family: Pachybolidae
Genus: Eucarlia
Brolemann, 1913
Species
  • Eucarlia alluaudi
  • Eucarlia haemorrhantus
  • Eucarlia hoffmani
  • Eucarlia mauriesi
  • Eucarlia uncinatus
  • Eucarlia urophora

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

  1. 1 2 3 Gerlach, J; Maursik, Y (2010). Arachnida and Myriapoda of the Seychelles Islands. Manchester: Siri Scientific Press. pp. 392–393. ISBN 9780955863684.
  2. ↑ Gerlach, J. (2012). "Eucarlia alluaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Gerlach, J. (2012). "Eucarlia hoffmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Gerlach, J. (2012). "Eucarlia mauriesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Eucarlia uncinatus, Catalogue of Life, 22nd December 2014
  7. ↑ Gerlach, J. (2012). "Eucarlia urophora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 December 2014.


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