Lampetra Explained

Lampetra is a genus of lampreys in the family Petromyzontidae.

Phylogenetic studies indicate that this genus as presently defined is polyphyletic, with species of this genus from western North America forming a clade that forms the sister group to Lethenteron, Eudontomyzon, and Lampetra sensu stricto (eastern North American and European species).^[1]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

• Lampetra aepyptera (C. C. Abbott, 1860) (Least brook lamprey)
• Lampetra alavariensis Mateus, Alves, Quintella & P. R. Almeida, 2013 (Portuguese lamprey)^[2]
• Lampetra auremensis Mateus, Alves, Quintella & P. R. Almeida, 2013 (Qurem lamprey)^[2]
• Lampetra ayresii (Günther, 1870) (Western river lamprey)
• Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (European river lamprey)
• Lampetra hubbsi (Vladykov & Kott 1976) (Kern brook lamprey)
• Lampetra lanceolata Kux & H. M. Steiner, 1972 (Turkish brook lamprey)
• Lampetra lusitanica Mateus, Alves, Quintella & P. R. Almeida, 2013^[2]
• Lampetra pacifica Vladykov 1973 (Pacific brook lamprey)
• Lampetra planeri (Bloch, 1784) (European brook lamprey)
• Lampetra richardsoni (Vladykov & Follett, 1965) (Western brook lamprey)
• Lampetra soljani Tutman, Freyhof, Dulčić, Glamuzina & Geiger, 2017
• Lampetra zanandreai Vladykov, 1955 (Po brook lamprey)

Notes and References

1. Brownstein . Chase Doran . Near . Thomas J. . 2023-01-23 . Phylogenetics and the Cenozoic radiation of lampreys . Current Biology . en . 33 . 2 . 397–404.e3 . 10.1016/j.cub.2022.12.018 . 36586410 . 255278945 . 0960-9822. free .
2. Mateus, C.S., Alves, M.J., Quintella, B.R. & Almeida, P.R. (2013): Three new cryptic species of the lamprey genus Lampetra Bonnaterre, 1788 (Petromyzontiformes: Petromyzontidae) from the Iberian Peninsula. Contributions to Zoology, 82 (1): 37-53.