Lampetra planeri (Bloch, 1784)
(Brook Lamprey)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLampetra planeri (Brook Lamprey)
GenusLampetra (freshwater lampreys)
SubfamilyLAMPETRINAE (a subfamily of jawless fishes)
FamilyPETROMYZONTIDAE (lampreys)
OrderPETROMYZONTIFORMES (lampreys)
ClassCEPHALASPIDOMORPHI (jawless fish, lampreys)
SuperclassAGNATHA (jawless craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gibbons, B. 2003 Brook Lamprey spawning Vol 15, No 2 Page: 108

Lampetra planeri (Brook Lamprey) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lampetra planeri (Brook Lamprey)
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