Lampetra lusitanica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Petromyzontiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Agnatha Superclassis: Cyclostomi Classis: Petromyzonti Ordo: Petromyzontiformes

Familia: Petromyzontidae
Subfamilia: Petromyzontinae
Genus: Lampetra
Species: Lampetra lusitanica

Name

Lampetra lusitanica Mateus, Alves, Quintella & Almeida, 2013

• Holotype: MB 05-002871.
• Paratypes: MB 05-002872 (22).

Type locality: Ribeira da Marateca, Landeira, Vendas Novas, 38º35’39.46"N, 8º38’43.86"W [1], Sado drainage, Portugal.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the country where the species occur, Portugal, as Lusitania is considered the ancestral origin of Portugal.

References

• 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. Online PDF Reference page.