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Northern brook lamprey

Index Northern brook lamprey

The northern brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon fossor) is freshwater fish in the family Petromyzontidae. [1]

23 relations: Algae, Animal, Bacteria, Chordate, Cyclostome, Dorsal fin, Filter feeder, Fish fin, FishBase, Harold Cummins, Hyperoartia, Ichthyomyzon, Jacob Ellsworth Reighard, Lake Erie, Lamprey, Metamorphosis, Mississippi, New York (state), Northern lampreys, Pennsylvania, Pollen, United States, Wisconsin.

Algae

Algae (singular alga) is an informal term for a large, diverse group of photosynthetic organisms that are not necessarily closely related, and is thus polyphyletic.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Bacteria

Bacteria (common noun bacteria, singular bacterium) is a type of biological cell.

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Chordate

A chordate is an animal belonging to the phylum Chordata; chordates possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail, for at least some period of their life cycle.

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Cyclostome

Cyclostome is a biological term (from the Greek for "round mouth") used in a few different senses.

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Dorsal fin

A dorsal fin is a fin located on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates such as fishes, cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), and the (extinct) ichthyosaur.

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Filter feeder

Filter feeders are a sub-group of suspension feeding animals that feed by straining suspended matter and food particles from water, typically by passing the water over a specialized filtering structure.

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Fish fin

Fins are usually the most distinctive anatomical features of a fish.

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FishBase

FishBase is a global species database of fish species (specifically finfish).

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Harold Cummins

Harold Cummins M.D. (May 28, 1893 – May 12, 1976) was an anatomist and dermatoglyphics specialist.

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Hyperoartia

Hyperoartia or Petromyzontida is a disputed group of vertebrates that includes the modern lampreys and their fossil relatives.

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Ichthyomyzon

Ichthyomyzon is a genus of northern lampreys in the sub-family Petromyzontinae, native to North America.

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Jacob Ellsworth Reighard

Jacob Ellsworth Reighard (1861-1942) was an American zoologist.

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Lake Erie

Lake Erie is the fourth-largest lake (by surface area) of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the eleventh-largest globally if measured in terms of surface area.

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Lamprey

Lampreys (sometimes also called, inaccurately, lamprey eels) are an ancient lineage of jawless fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, placed in the superclass Cyclostomata.

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Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation.

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Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southern United States, with part of its southern border formed by the Gulf of Mexico.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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Northern lampreys

The northern lampreys (Petromyzontidae) are a family of lampreys.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Pollen

Pollen is a fine to coarse powdery substance comprising pollen grains which are male microgametophytes of seed plants, which produce male gametes (sperm cells).

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_brook_lamprey

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