Lampetra lusitanica
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Petromyzontiformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Petromyzontidae
Subfamilia: Petromyzontinae
Genus: Lampetra
Species: Lampetra lusitanica
Name
[edit]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
[edit]- 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.