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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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- cycle including ammocoetes. Mesomyzon from the Early Cretaceous of China, which displays the three stage life cycle with ammocoetes, was found in one...
- 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...
- evidenced by the po****tion in the Great Lakes. As the larvae (called ammocoetes) move towards the oceans, the ratio between saturated fatty acids (SFA)...
- Nervenwurzeln im Rückenmark von Ammocoetes (Petromyzon Planeri) [On the Origin of the Posterior Nerve Roots in the Spinal Cord of Ammocoetes (Petromyzon Planeri)]...
- the larval appearance. Larvae of all lampreys are called ammocoetes and when small ABL ammocoetes have a dark band running longitudinally along the body...
- exceed 16 cm and the body is attenuate. While the ammocoetes look similar to the adult lampreys the ammocoetes have a hooded mouth instead of an oral-disc and...
- larvae (ammocoetes). The embryos of Pacific lamprey hatch approximately 19 days after spawning, once water temperatures reach 59 °F (15 °C). Ammocoetes live...
- clean the gravel in the rivers during spawning. Their larvae, called ammocoetes, are filter feeders which contribute to the health of the waters. They...
- During this time, the ammocoetes feed mostly on detritus and algae. When they are approximately four to five inches long, the ammocoetes metamorphose into...
- vegetation. The adult Arctic lamprey spawns in the gravel of riffles. The ammocoetes, as the lamprey larvae are known, are found in muddy freshwater habitats...