Diplocardia caroliniana Eisen, 1899
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Annelida |
| Class | Clitellata |
| Order | Crassiclitellata |
| Family | Megascolecidae |
| Genus | Diplocardia |
| Species | Diplocardia caroliniana Eisen, 1899 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, North Carolina
Counties
- Alabama
- Marshall
- North Carolina
- Macon
Conservation and management
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. 1989. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part I. The terrestrial invertebrates (excluding insects). National Speleological Society Bulletin 51: 11–33.
- Reeves, W.K. & Reynolds, J.W. 1999. New records of cave-dwelling earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae, Megascolecidae and Naididae) and other annelids (Aeolosomatida, Branchiobdellida and Hirudinea) in the southeastern United States, with notes on their ecology. Megadrilogica 7: 65–71.
- Reynolds, J.W. 1994. Earthworms of Alabama (Oligochaeta: Acanthodrilidae, Eudrilidae, Lumbricidae, Megascolecidae, Ocnerodrilidae and Sparganophilidae). Megadrilogica 6: 35–46.
How to cite this account
Diplocardia caroliniana Eisen, 1899. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2384. https://cavebiology.org/species/diplocardia-caroliniana/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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