Caspiomyzon

Caspiomyzon is a genus of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae. They are native to Eastern Europe and parts of Western and Central Asia. Two of the three species in the genus are endemic to Greece.[1]

Caspiomyzon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Hyperoartia
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae
Subfamily: Petromyzontinae
Genus: Caspiomyzon
L. S. Berg, 1906
Species

Taxonomy

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

This was formerly considered a monotypic genus containing only C. wagneri, but phylogenetic studies suggest that hellenicus and graecus, formerly placed in Eudontomyzon, also belong to this genus.[2][3]

Evolution

Phylogenetic studies indicate that they are the most basal members of the subfamily Petromyzontinae, and their lineage diverged from the other genera in the subfamily (Petromyzon and Ichthyomyzon) in the Late Cretaceous. The wagneri lineage diverged from the graecus+hellenicus lineage during the Eocene, although both Greek species only diverged during the late Pliocene.[4]

References
  1. "FAMILY Details for Petromyzontidae - Northern lampreys". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  2. researchportal.murdoch.edu.au https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/Novel-relationships-among-lampreys-Petromyzontiformes-revealed/991005542158607891. Retrieved 2023-04-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Pereira, Ana M.; Levy, André; Vukić, Jasna; Šanda, Radek; Levin, Boris A.; Freyhof, Jörg; Geiger, Matthias; Choleva, Lukáš; Francisco, Sara M.; Robalo, Joana I. (November 2021). "Putting European lampreys into perspective: A global‐scale multilocus phylogeny with a proposal for a generic structure of the Petromyzontidae". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 59 (8): 1982–1993. doi:10.1111/jzs.12522. hdl:10400.12/8279. ISSN 0947-5745. S2CID 239694977.
  4. Brownstein, Chase Doran; Near, Thomas J. (2023-01-23). "Phylogenetics and the Cenozoic radiation of lampreys". Current Biology. 33 (2): 397–404.e3. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.12.018. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 36586410. S2CID 255278945.
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