VARIABILITY OF THE ENDOLATERAL TEETH FORMULA
OF UKRAINIAN BROOK LAMPREY EUDONTOMYZON MARIAE (PENZA REGION, VOLGA AND DON BASINS)

Ermakov Andrey Sergeevich, Postgraduate student, Penza State University
(40 Krasnaya street, Penza, Russia) , er-mak@imbox.ru
Ermakov Oleg Aleksandrovich, Candidate of biological sciences, associate professor, sub-department of zoology and ecology, Penza State University, (40 Krasnaya street, Penza, Russia), oaermakov@list.ru

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Background. Studying variability of animals is one of the most important trends in modern biology. The aim of this study is to analyze variability of the endolateral teeth formula of Ukrainian brook lamprey (Eudontomyzon mariae) which inhabits the extended area from Eastern Europe to the Volga. In the Penza region this species has been observed in two river basins: the Don basin and the Volga basin.
Materials and methods. We studied 158 individuals of lampreys from six rivers of the Volga basin and one river from the Don basin. The number of cusps on three endolateral teeth was counted. We defined and compared frequencies of occurrence of endolateral formula variants among the populations.
Results and conclusions. Taking into account the asymmetry between the left and the right sites of the oral disc, ten variants and thirty combinations of endolateral formula can be distinguished. Most of the individuals are characterized by symmetrical dentition: 1-2-2 (25,3 %), 1-2-1 (15,8 %), 2-2-2 (6,3 %) and 2-2-1 (5,1 %). Maximum variability of endolateral formulae was observed in the population of the Don basin.

Ukrainian brook lamprey, variability, endolateral dentition, Penza region.

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