Entosphenus

E185328

Entosphenus is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys that includes several parasitic and anadromous species found primarily in North American freshwater and coastal marine environments.

All labels observed (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
adultHabitat coastal marine waters ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
belongsToGroup cyclostomes ⓘ
jawless fishes ⓘ
class Hyperoartia ⓘ
distributionRegion Pacific coast of North America ⓘ
western North America ⓘ
domain Eukaryota ⓘ
linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole parasite of other fishes ⓘ
family Petromyzontidae ⓘ
feedingHabitAdults hematophagous parasites of fishes ⓘ
feedingHabitLarvae filter-feeding detritivores ⓘ
hasBodyShape eel-like ⓘ
hasCharacteristic elongate cylindrical body ⓘ
lack of paired fins ⓘ
lack of true jaws ⓘ
hasCommonName lampreys ⓘ
hasEyeType well-developed eyes in adults ⓘ
hasFeedingStructure keratinous teeth ⓘ
hasFeedingType parasitic ⓘ
hasLarvalStage ammocoete ⓘ
hasLifeHistoryStrategy anadromous ⓘ
hasMouthType suctorial oral disc ⓘ
hasSpecies Entosphenus folletti ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus

Entosphenus hubbsi ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus

Entosphenus lethophagus ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus

Entosphenus macrostomus ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus

Entosphenus minimus ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus

Entosphenus similis ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus

Entosphenus tridentatus ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus
inhabits North American coastal marine environments ⓘ
North American freshwater environments ⓘ
isJawless true ⓘ
isNativeTo North America ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalHabitat soft sediment of streams and rivers ⓘ
lifeCycleStage freshwater spawning ⓘ
marine or large-river feeding phase ⓘ
order Petromyzontiformes ⓘ
linked to: Petromyzontidae
parentTaxon Petromyzontidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproductionType oviparous ⓘ
respiration gill pouches ⓘ
sensorySystem well-developed lateral line system ⓘ
skeletonType cartilaginous ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Entosphenus tridentatus ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pacific lamprey → genus → Entosphenus ⓘ
Pacific lamprey → scientificName → Entosphenus tridentatus ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus
Entosphenus → hasSpecies → Entosphenus tridentatus ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus
Entosphenus → hasSpecies → Entosphenus macrostomus ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus
Entosphenus → hasSpecies → Entosphenus folletti ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus
Entosphenus → hasSpecies → Entosphenus lethophagus ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus
Entosphenus → hasSpecies → Entosphenus similis ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus
Entosphenus → hasSpecies → Entosphenus hubbsi ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus
Entosphenus → hasSpecies → Entosphenus minimus ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus
Entosphenus → typeSpecies → Entosphenus tridentatus ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus
Petromyzontidae → notableSpecies → Entosphenus tridentatus ⓘ
linked to: Entosphenus
Petromyzontidae → containsGenus → Entosphenus ⓘ