Asymmetron lucayanum
Species of lancelets
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Asymmetron lucayanum is a species of lancelet that is native to the Atlantic and Indo-west pacific oceans.[1][2]
| 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 | |
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]
