Asymmetron
| Asymmetron | |
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| Asymmetron lucayanum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Cephalochordata |
| Class: | Leptocardii |
| Family: | Branchiostomatidae |
| Genus: | Asymmetron Andrews, 1893 |
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Asymmetron is one of the few living genera of lancelets (order Amphioxiformes). It is the type genus of family Branchiostomatidae.[1]
Asymmetron can grow to 60 mm. The species of this genus are found in world oceans.[1]
The genus Asymmetron currently contains only two species:[2]
- Asymmetron inferum Nishikawa, 2004
- Asymmetron lucayanum Andrews, 1893
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Asymmetron Andrews, 1893". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Igawa, T., M. Nozawa; M. Nozawa; D.G. Suzuki; J.D. Reimer; A.R. Morov; Y. Wang; Y. Henmi; K. Yasui (2017). "Evolutionary history of the extant amphioxus lineage with shallow-branching diversification". Scientific Reports. 7 (1): 1157. Bibcode:2017NatSR...7.1157I. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-00786-5. PMC 5430900. PMID 28442709.