Diplocardia

Genus Diplocardia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Oligochaeta
Order: Haplotaxida
Family: Acanthodrilidae
Genus: Diplocardia
Garmon, 1888
Species

52+, see text

Diplocardia is a genus of North American (USA, Mexico) earthworms with 52-57 known species that is remarkably similar to Australian Diplotrema Spencer, 1900.

Species include Diplocardia pettiboneae (Gates 1977)[1] and Diplocardia longa (Moore 1904), with bioluminescent mucus.

References

  1. Misspelled "D. pettibonae Gates 1977" by James (1995: 34) and this copied to Blakemore (2005/6) wherewithin species lists are presented].
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