Biology:Asymmetron lucayanum

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Short description: Species of lancelets

Asymmetron lucayanum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Leptocardii
Order: Amphioxiformes
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

Wikidata ☰ Q5710165 entry