Genus Diplocardia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Class: | Clitellata |
Subclass: | Oligochaeta |
Order: | Haplotaxida |
Family: | Acanthodrilidae |
Genus: |
Diplocardia Garmon, 1888 |
Species | |
52+, see text |
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) and Diplocardia longa (Moore 1904), with bioluminescent mucus.