Naseka AM, Renaud CB. Morphology-based taxonomic re-assessment of the Arctic lamprey,
Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) and taxonomic position of other members of the genus.
Zookeys 2020;
991:1-67. [PMID:
33223898 PMCID:
PMC7674401 DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.991.54938]
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Abstract
The lamprey genus Lethenteron Creaser & Hubbs, 1922 is widespread across Eurasia and North America, but the number and distribution of its constituent species is not firmly established. After a morphological examination of extant type material of the currently recognized species and their synonyms, Lethenteronmitsukurii (Hatta, 1901) is resurrected with Le.matsubarai Vladykov & Kott, 1978 as its junior synonym. Amongst nonparasitic species Le.reissneri (Dybowski, 1869) and Le.mitsukurii are confirmed as present in Japan and the former is also present on Sakhalin. An in-depth study of large samples of nonparasitic lamprey adults from Japan and Sakhalin Island is needed to determine whether the lower trunk myomere (< 66) individuals from these areas represent one or more undescribed species, or Le.mitsukurii, or Le.reissneri, or a mixture of these three alternatives. The material from the Anadyr Estuary identified by Berg (1931, 1948) as Lampetrajaponicakessleri has been re-identified as Le.camtschaticum and there is no evidence that Le.kessleri occurs there. Lethenteronreissneri is reported from the Angara River system, Yenisei River drainage, Russia. Lethenteronalaskense Vladykov & Kott, 1978 is provisionally considered to be a junior synonym of Le.kessleri (Anikin, 1905). Petromyzonernstii Dybowski, 1872, Ammocoetesaureus Bean, 1881, Petromyzondentex Anikin, 1905, Lampetramitsukuriimajor Hatta, 1911, and Lampetrajaponicaseptentrionalis Berg, 1931 are junior synonyms of Petromyzonmarinuscamtschaticus Tilesius, 1811. A key is provided to adults of the six species recognized as belonging in the genus Lethenteron.
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