Recent evidence is also emerging that L. salmonis in the Atlantic has sufficient genetic differences from L. salmonis from the Pacific to suggest that Atlantic and Pacific L. salmonis may have independently co-evolved with Atlantic and Pacific salmonids, respectively.
Bukti-bukti terkini menunjukkan bahwa L. salmonis di Samudra Atlantik memiliki beberapa perbedaan genetik dibandingkan dengan L. salmonis dari Samudra Pasifik, menunjukkan bahwa L. salmonis Atlantik dan Pasifik kemungkinan secara independen berevolusi bersama salmon di Atlantik dan Pasifik.