''Lophoturus'' is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family

Lophoproctidae Lophoproctidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyxenida containing approximately 65 species in 6 genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viru ...

. Species described after year 2000 include two from Queensland, Australia, three from Christmas Island, Australia, and three from the Caribbean and northern South America.

Species

There are approximately 27 species: *'' Lophoturus adisi'' Ishii, Jacquemin-Nguyen Duy & Condé, 1999 *'' Lophoturus aequatus'' (Loomis, 1936) *'' Lophoturus anisorhabdus'' (Condé & Terver, 1964) *'' Lophoturus boondallus'' Huynh & Veenstra, 2018 *'' Lophoturus crassipes'' Conde & Terver, 1979 *'' Lophoturus danhomenou'' (Brölemann, 1926) *'' Lophoturus difficilis'' (Condé & Jacquemin, 1963) *'' Lophoturus drifti'' (Condé & Terver, 1964) *'' Lophoturus fluctuans'' (Condé & Terver, 1964) *'' Lophoturus guineensis'' (Silvestri, 1948) *'' Lophoturus hesperius'' (Condè & Terver, 1963) *'' Lophoturus humphreysi'' Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin 2014 *''

Lophoturus jianshuiensis ''Lophoturus'' is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Lophoproctidae. Species described after year 2000 include two from Queensland, Australia, three from Christmas Island, Australia, and three from the Caribbean and northern South Am ...

'' Ishii & Yin, 2000 *'' Lophoturus judsoni'' Jacquemin-Nguyen Duy, 2002 *'' Lophoturus longisetis'' (Pocock, 1894) *''

Lophoturus madecassus ''Lophoturus madecassus'' is a species of bristly millipede in the family Lophoproctidae Lophoproctidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyxenida containing approximately 65 species in 6 genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonom ...

'' (Marquet & Condé, 1950) *''

Lophoturus molloyensis ''Lophoturus'' is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Lophoproctidae. Species described after year 2000 include two from Queensland, Australia, three from Christmas Island, Australia, and three from the Caribbean and northern South Am ...

'' Huynh & Veenstra, 2018 *''

Lophoturus monserratensis ''Lophoturus'' is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Lophoproctidae. Species described after year 2000 include two from Queensland, Australia, three from Christmas Island, Australia, and three from the Caribbean and northern South Am ...

'' Jacquemin-Nguyen Duy, 2002 *''

Lophoturus niveus ''Lophoturus'' is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Lophoproctidae. Species described after year 2000 include two from Queensland, Australia, three from Christmas Island, Australia, and three from the Caribbean and northern South Am ...

'' (Loomis, 1934) *''

Lophoturus obscurus ''Lophoturus'' is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Lophoproctidae Lophoproctidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyxenida containing approximately 65 species in 6 genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank ...

'' (Brölemann, 1931) *''

Lophoturus okinawai ''Lophoturus'' is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Lophoproctidae. Species described after year 2000 include two from Queensland, Australia, three from Christmas Island, Australia, and three from the Caribbean and northern South Am ...

'' (Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin & Condé, 1982) *''

Lophoturus peruanus ''Lophoturus'' is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Lophoproctidae. Species described after year 2000 include two from Queensland, Australia, three from Christmas Island, Australia, and three from the Caribbean and northern South Am ...

'' (Silvestri, 1949) *''

Lophoturus quebradanus ''Lophoturus'' is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Lophoproctidae. Species described after year 2000 include two from Queensland, Australia, three from Christmas Island, Australia, and three from the Caribbean and northern South Am ...

'' (Chamberlin, 1955) *''

Lophoturus queenslandicus ''Lophoturus'' is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Lophoproctidae. Species described after year 2000 include two from Queensland, Australia, three from Christmas Island, Australia, and three from the Caribbean and northern South Am ...

'' (Verhoeff, 1924) *''

Lophoturus speophilus ''Lophoturus'' is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Lophoproctidae. Species described after year 2000 include two from Queensland, Australia, three from Christmas Island, Australia, and three from the Caribbean and northern South Am ...

'' Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin 2014 *''

Lophoturus sturmi ''Lophoturus'' is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Lophoproctidae. Species described after year 2000 include two from Queensland, Australia, three from Christmas Island, Australia, and three from the Caribbean and northern South Am ...

'' Jacquemin-Nguyen Duy, 2002 *''

Lophoturus vicarius ''Lophoturus'' is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Lophoproctidae. Species described after year 2000 include two from Queensland, Australia, three from Christmas Island, Australia, and three from the Caribbean and northern South Am ...

'' Conde & Terver, 1979

References

External links

Reproduction, egg morphology and development observed in two Australian penicillate millipedes, ''Lophoturus queenslandicus'' (Lophoproctidae) and ''Phryssonotus novaehollandiae'' (Synxenidae) (Diplopoda)
{{Taxonbar, from=Q6450518 Polyxenida Millipede genera