MCZ Invertebrate Zoology 162011

Asymmetron lucayanum Andrews, 1893

Syntype of Asymmetron macricaudatum

Date Collected:

1869-01-01/1869-12-31

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central | Salt Key Anchorage

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:IZ:162011 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Asymmetron lucayanum Andrews, 1893 linked data icon
Animalia Chordata Cephalochordata Leptocardii Amphioxiformes Branchiostomatidae
Common Name(s): sharptail lancelet
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: as per WoRMS 6 Nov 2020
Previous Identification
Asymmetron macricaudatum Parker, 1903 linked data icon
Animalia Chordata Cephalochordata Leptocardii Amphioxiformes Branchiostomatidae
Common Name(s): amphioxus; lancelete
Determiner: Karsten E. Hartellinked data icon; Guido Dingerkus
Nature of ID: migration

Parker 1904, page 47, Syntype of Asymmetron macricaudatum Parker, 1903 same as MCZ ICH 26282
Media type: image; Parker 1904 Description: Cited article;

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Shows Publication: Parker 1904 Description: Cited article

  • field number: POURTAL:SKA
  • group number: 1

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (70% ethanol) poor in collection 5 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data] 2010-03-19
Remarks: unspecified measurement: 4.5-8.5 mm
associated grant Documenting Marine Biodiversity through Digitization of Invertebrate Collections (DigIn) By: Adam J. Baldinger 2024-01-19

  • In: Bull Mus Comp Zool 46(2):47-48, pl 2 fig 7, tab 4-5. Orig. 7 exs.; 1 possibly to UMMZ 86963. Very poor condition. [= A. lucayanum, fide Wickstead (1980)]. Parker cites 7 specimens from "Salt Key Anchorage Fla." these specimens were also collected by Count Pourtales; these details all suggest these are the described specimens (A.D.Williston-2011)

  • None

  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8749 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Salt Key Anchorage
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Salt Key Anchorage
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Collector and date probable.
  • Georeference:
  • 24.5747240°, -81.762993° (Error radius: 1648m) By: Melissa J. Casarez on 2013-12-31 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1869-01-01 / 1869-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1869-1869
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • POURTAL:SKA
  • Collector:
  • Louis F. Pourtales

  • None

Media type: text; Ichthyology 26276; 26277; 26278; 26279; 26280; 26281; 26282; 26283; 26284; 26285; 26286; 26287; 26288; 26289; 26290; 26291; 26292; 26293; 26294; 26295; 26296; 26297; 26298; 26299; 26300; 154703; 162011 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 024001-027800, pg.92;

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Ledger Entry for: 27 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:26276 Unidentified to MCZ:IZ:162011 Asy...

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