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Ammocoetes or Lampetra fluviatilis
Lampern Lam"pern, n. [See Lamprey.] (Zo["o]l.) The river lamprey (Ammoc[oe]tes, or Lampetra, fluviatilis). Note: The name is also applied to other river lampreys.

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- Cretaceous. Modern lampreys spend the majority of their life in the juvenile "ammocoete" stage, where they burrow into the sediment and filter feed. Adult carnivorous...
- embryo") Fish (generally) Ichthyoplankton Fish: Petromyzontiformes (lamprey) ammocoete Fish: Anguilliformes (eels) leptocephalus Amphibians tadpole, polliwog...
- the cilia that coat the endostyle. The endostyle in larval lampreys (ammocoetes) metamorphoses into the thyroid gland in adults, and is regarded as being...
- clean the gravel in the rivers during spawning. Their larvae, called ammocoetes, are filter feeders which contribute to the health of the waters. They...
- Comparison of Vertebrate Brains: Mammalian, Reptilian, Amphibian, Teleost, and Ammocoetes. CB., cerebellum; PT., pituitary body; PN., pineal body; C. STR., corpus...
- Nervenwurzeln im Rückenmark von Ammocoetes (Petromyzon Planeri) [On the Origin of the Posterior Nerve Roots in the Spinal Cord of Ammocoetes (Petromyzon Planeri)]...
- similarities to Mesomyzon, Yanliaomyzon likely had a three phase life cycle with ammocoete larvae, though no juvenile specimens are known. Both species were found...
- lamprey) and after spawning, the adults die. The young larvae, known as ammocoetes, spend several years in soft sediment before migrating to the sea as adults...
- (July 1982). "Electron microscopy of the leucocytes of the typhlosole in ammocoetes, with special attention to the antibody- producing cells". Journal of...
- 3 years. During this period, ammocoetes are vulnerable from predation from birds and fishes. Following their ammocoete stage, river lamprey begin metamorphosis...