Lethenteron alaskense

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: Lethenteron
Species: Lethenteron alaskense

Name

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Lethenteron alaskense Vladykov & Kott, 1978

  • Holotype: NMC 1976-614.
  • Paratypes (67): NMC .

Type locality: West Creek, a tributary of Brooks Lake, Alaska, U.S.A.

Vernacular names

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English: Alaskan Brook Lamprey

References

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  • Renaud, C., Naseka, A. & Alfonso, N. 2016. Description of the larval stage of the Alaskan Brook Lamprey, Lethenteron alaskense Vladykov & Kott, 1978. Pp. 231–250 in: Orlov, A. & Beamish, R. (eds): Jawless Fishes of the World 1(9): 231–250. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 1-4438-8582-7 (10). ISBN 978-1-4438-8582-9 (13). Reference page
  • Vladykov, V.D. & Kott, E. 1978. A new nonparasitic species of the Holarctic lamprey genus Lethenteron Creaser and Hubbs, 1922, (Petromyzonidae) from northwestern North America with notes on other species of the same genus. Biological Papers of the University of Alaska 19: 1–74. Reference page
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