TY  - JOUR
A1  - De Cahsan, Binia
A1  - Nagel, Rebecca
A1  - Schedina, Ina-Maria
A1  - King, James J.
A1  - Bianco, Pier G.
A1  - Tiedemann, Ralph
A1  - Ketmaier, Valerio
T1  - Phylogeography of the European brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri) and the European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) species pair based on mitochondrial data
JF  - Journal of fish biology
N2  - The European river lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis and the European brook lamprey Lampetra planeri (Block 1784) are classified as a paired species, characterized by notably different life histories but morphological similarities. Previous work has further shown limited genetic differentiation between these two species at the mitochondrial DNA level. Here, we expand on this previous work, which focused on lamprey species from the Iberian Peninsula in the south and mainland Europe in the north, by sequencing three mitochondrial marker regions of Lampetra individuals from five river systems in Ireland and five in southern Italy. Our results corroborate the previously identified pattern of genetic diversity for the species pair. We also show significant genetic differentiation between Irish and mainland European lamprey populations, suggesting another ichthyogeographic district distinct from those previously defined. Finally, our results stress the importance of southern Italian L. planeri populations, which maintain several private alleles and notable genetic diversity.
KW  - European lamprey
KW  - Lampetra
KW  - paired species
KW  - phylogeography
KW  - population
KW  - structure
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14279
SN  - 0022-1112
SN  - 1095-8649
VL  - 96
IS  - 4
SP  - 905
EP  - 912
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Oxford [u.a.]
ER  -