Eucarlia

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.

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

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
SpeciesAuthorityIUCN statusDistributionNotes
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 hoffmaniGolovatch & Korsos, 1984[4]Seychelles
Eucarlia mauriesiGolovatch & Korsos, 1984[5]Seychelles
Eucarlia uncinatus(Brolemann, 1917)Not assessedSulawesi[6]
Eucarlia urophora(Pocock, 1893)[7]SeychellesPossesses a long extension of the telson[1]

References
  1. 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. 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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. 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. Gerlach, J. (2012). "Eucarlia mauriesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  6. Eucarlia uncinatus, Catalogue of Life, 22 December 2014
  7. Gerlach, J. (2012). "Eucarlia urophora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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