Eudontomyzon
Encyclopedia
Eudontomyzon is a genus
of lamprey
in the family
Petromyzontidae. It contains the following species
:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of lamprey
Lamprey
Lampreys are a family of jawless fish, whose adults are characterized by a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth. Translated from an admixture of Latin and Greek, lamprey means stone lickers...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Petromyzontidae. It contains the following species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
:
- Eudontomyzon danfordi Regan, 1911 (Carpathian lamprey)
- Eudontomyzon lanceolata (Kux & H. M. Steiner, 1972) (Turkish brook lamprey)
- Eudontomyzon mariae (L. S. Berg, 1931) (Ukrainian brook lamprey)
- Eudontomyzon stankokaramani M. S. Karaman, 1974 (Drin brook lamprey)
- Eudontomyzon vladykovi Oliva & Zanandrea, 1959 (Danubian brook lamprey)
- Eudontomyzon sp. 'migratory' – Ukrainian Migratory Lamprey (extinct: late 19th century)