Directory of Petromyzontiformes Resources

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The lampreys are eel-like, vertebrate, jawless fish of the Class Cephalaspidomorphi, formerly considered to be in Class Agnatha (jawless fish) along with hagfish. About 50 species worldwide.

Resources in This Category

• Hyperoartia

  http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Hyperoartia&contgroup=Vertebrata
  Introduction to the taxonomy of lampreys by Philippe Janvier.

• Introduction to the Petromyzontiformes

  http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/basalfish/petro.html
  Short illustrated article about lampreys.

• Lampetra richardsoni

  http://www.fishbase.org/summary/2528
  Species summary for the western brook lamprey from Fishbase.

• Lampetra tridentata

  http://www.fishbase.org/summary/2529
  Species summary of the Pacific lamprey from Fishbase.

• Lamprey

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamprey
  Article from Wikipedia on this parasitic aquatic animal.

• Scientists Find Lamprey a "Living Fossil"

  http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/2006/20061026-lamprey.html
  Article about the oldest fossil lamprey yet discovered which shows that lampreys have been parasitic for at least 360 million years.

• Sea Lamprey

  http://www.gma.org/fogm/Petromyzon_marinus.htm
  A description of this species, its behavior and breeding habits, and its range in the North Atlantic.

• Sea Lamprey in the Great Lakes

  http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/invasive_species/sea_lamprey.html
  Article about a species that invaded the Great Lakes of North America from the Atlantic Ocean and efforts to control its spread.

 

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