Two New Records of Aulodrilus Bretscher, 1899 (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) for the Turkish Fauna

Authors: NAİME ARSLAN, YALÇIN ŞAHİN

Abstract: Two species of Aulodrilus, A. pigueti and A. pluriseta, collected from Sakarbaşı, Enne, Margıalan and Kuşbaşlı creeks (parts of the upper Sakarya river system), are new records for the Turkish Potamofauna. In addition, the genus Aulodrilus is also new for the Anatolian fauna. Their morphological features were examined under a scanning electron microscope and light microscope and diagrams of them were drawn.

Keywords: Oligochaeta, Tubificidae, Aulodrilus, new record, Turkey

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