Branchiostoma
| Branchiostoma | |
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| A specimen of Branchiostoma lanceolatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Leptocardii |
| Family: | Branchiostomatidae |
| Genus: | Branchiostoma Costa, 1834 |
| Type species | |
| Branchiostoma lanceolatum | |
Branchiostoma is one of the 3 extant genera of lancelets. It is the type genus in the lancelet family Branchiostomatidae, which is the only living family of lancelet. The members of this genus are the most well known lancelets.
Just like other lancelets, the member of this genus do not have a true head and are filter feeders.
The members of this genuse are normally 60 - 50 millimetres long which is around 6 - 5 cenimetres long. There is around 24 species of lancelets in this genus.
Species
[change | change source]- Branchiostoma africae Hubbs 1927
- Branchiostoma arabiae Webb 1957
- Branchiostoma bazarutense Gilchrist 1923
- Branchiostoma belcheri (Gray 1847) (Belcher's lancelet)
- Branchiostoma bennetti Boschung & Gunter 1966 (Mud lancelet)
- Branchiostoma bermudae Hubbs 1922
- Branchiostoma californiense Andrews 1893 (Californian lancelet)
- Branchiostoma capense Gilchrist 1902
- Branchiostoma caribaeum Sundevall 1853 (Caribbean lancelet)
- Branchiostoma elongatum Sundevall 1852
- Branchiostoma floridae Hubbs 1922 (Florida lancelet)
- Branchiostoma gambiense Webb 1958
- Branchiostoma indicum (Willey 1901)
- Branchiostoma japonicum (Willey 1897) (Pacific lancelet)
- Branchiostoma lanceolatum (Pallas 1774) (European lancelet)
- Branchiostoma leonense Webb 1956
- Branchiostoma longirostrum Boschung 1983 (Shellhash lancelet)
- Branchiostoma malayanum Webb 1956
- Branchiostoma moretonense Kelly 1966; nomen dubium[1][2]
- Branchiostoma nigeriense Webb 1955
- Branchiostoma platae Hubbs 1922
- Branchiostoma senegalense Webb 1955
- Branchiostoma tattersalli Hubbs 1922
- Branchiostoma virginiae Hubbs 1922 (Virginian lancelet)