Lethenteron alaskense Vladykov & Kott, 1978
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lethenteron alaskense Vladykov & Kott, 1978
- Name authority
- Vladykov & Kott, 1978
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Petromyzonti
- Order
- Petromyzontiformes
- Family
- Petromyzontidae
- Genus
- Lethenteron
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumAgnatha Cope, 1889
- superclassCyclostomi
- classPetromyzonti
- orderPetromyzontiformes
- familyPetromyzontidae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyLampetrinae Fowler, 1958
- genusLethenteron Creaser & Hubbs, 1922
- speciesLethenteron alaskense Vladykov & Kott, 1978
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lethenteron. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lethenteron kessleri (Anikin, 1905) | PetromyzontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| arctic lampreyLethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) | PetromyzontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethenteron satoi Sakai, Iwata & Watanabe, 2024 | PetromyzontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lampetra alaskanse (Vladykov & Kott, 1978) (Vladykov & Kott, 1978) | synonym |
| Lampetra alaskense (Vladykov & Kott, 1978) (Vladykov & Kott, 1978) | synonym |
| Lampetra alaskensis (Vladykov & Kott, 1978) (Vladykov & Kott, 1978) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- 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. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6Q2LK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.