Asymmetron inferum
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| Asymmetron inferum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Cephalochordata |
| Class: | Leptocardii |
| Family: | Branchiostomatidae |
| Genus: | Asymmetron |
| Species: | A. inferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Asymmetron inferum Nishikawa, 2004[1] | |
Asymmetron inferum, the whale-fall lancelet, is a species of lancelet that is native to reducing habitats of the Northwest Pacific Ocean of Japan.[1][2] A. inferum is unique among lancelets for seemingly preferring the anaerobic conditions of reducing habitats.[1][2]
