Asymmetron lucayanum
| Asymmetron lucayanum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Cephalochordata |
| Class: | Leptocardii |
| Family: | Branchiostomatidae |
| Genus: | Asymmetron |
| Species: | A. lucayanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Asymmetron lucayanum Andrews, 1893 | |
Asymmetron lucayanum is a species of lancelet that is native to the Atlantic and Indo-west pacific oceans.[1][2]
Distribution
It is a benthic species lives in the tropical and subtropical shallow waters of the Atlantic oceans and the Indo-west pacific. They occur at a depth range of 11-915 meters.[2]
Their environment contains sediments that have a high percentage of sand and granule, with low moisture and organic matter content. [2]
The Asymmetron lucayanum is known to have gonads only on the right side of the body. [3][4][5]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Asymmetron lucayanum Andrews, 1893". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- 1 2 3 "Asymmetron lucayanum". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ↑ Holland, N. D. (2011-12-01). "Spawning periodicity of the lancelet, Asymmetron lucayanum (Cephalochordata), in Bimini, Bahamas". Italian Journal of Zoology. 78 (4): 478–486. doi:10.1080/11250003.2011.594097. ISSN 1125-0003.
- ↑ Holland, Nicholas D.; Holland, Linda Z.; Heimberg, Alysha (2015). "Hybrids Between the Florida Amphioxus (Branchiostoma floridae) and the Bahamas Lancelet (Asymmetron lucayanum): Developmental Morphology and Chromosome Counts". Biological Bulletin. 228 (1): 13–24. ISSN 0006-3185.
- ↑ Sibaja-Cordero, Jeffrey A.; Troncoso, Jesús S.; Cortés, Jorge (2012). "The Lancelet Asymmetron lucayanum Complex in Cocos Island National Park, Pacific Costa Rica". Pacific Science. 66 (4): 523–528. ISSN 1534-6188.