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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Aulophorus

Aulophorus Schmarda, 1861 (ref. ID; 1257, 3692, 6913)

Family Naididae (ref. ID; 6597, 7854)

Family Naididae: Subfamily Naidinae Lastockin, 1924 (ref. ID; 1257)

ref. ID; 1923

Posterior end modified into a gill bearing respiratory organ, the branchial area; usually living in tubes. Ventral margin of branchial area with long processes or palps. (ref. ID; 1923)
  1. Aulophorus africanus (ref. ID; 6580)
  2. Aulophorus carteri Stephenson, 1931 (ref. ID; 6913)
  3. Aulophorus furcatus (O.F. Muller, 1773) (ref. ID; 1923, 3692, 6913, 7854) or 1776 (ref. ID; 1257)
  4. Aulophorus flabelliger Stephenson (ref. ID; 6972) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 6580)
  5. Aulophorus ghanensis (ref. ID; 6580)
  6. Aulophorus gravelyi Stephenson, 1925 (ref. ID; 6972)
  7. Aulophorus heptabranchionus Liang, 1958 (ref. ID; 6651, 6972)
    Syn; Aulophorus heptabranchiatus Liang in Liang, 1979 (ref. ID; 6972)
  8. Aulophorus hymanae Naidu, 1962 (ref. ID; 6913)
  9. Aulophorus indicus Naidu, 1962 (ref. ID; 6913)
  10. Aulophorus moghei N. & Sr., 1980 (ref. ID; 6651)
  11. Aulophorus pectinatus Stephenson, 1931 (ref. ID; 6651)
    See; Dero lodeni (ref. ID; 6554)
  12. Aulophorus schmardai (Michaelsen, 1905) (ref. ID; 6913)
  13. Aulophorus superterrenus Michaelsen, 1912 (ref. ID; 6913)
  14. Aulophorus tonkinensis (Vejdovsky, 1894) (ref. ID; 6651) reported year? (ref. ID; 2683)
  15. Aulophorus tridentatus (ref. ID; 6580)
  16. Aulophorus vagus Leidy, 1880 (ref. ID; 1923)
  17. Aulophorus varians Liang, 1958 (ref. ID; 6651, 6972)

Aulophorus furcatus (O.F. Muller, 1773) (ref. ID; 1923, 3692, 6913, 7854) or 1776 (ref. ID; 1257)

Descriptions

First dorsal setae on segment 5; 3 or 4 pairs of well-developed gills. (ref. ID; 1923)

Aulophorus vagus Leidy, 1880 (ref. ID; 1923)

Descriptions

First dorsal setae on segment 6; only slightly developed gills. (ref. ID; 1923)