Animal Chromosome Counts
All species

Branchiostoma lanceolatum

Chordata › Leptocardii › › Branchiostomatidae
Listed in the source as Amphioxus lanceolatus

10, 12haploid counts

Diploid number in the source: 24

Conflicting counts This record lists more than one count.

The chart below uses the first one, 10. The sources are listed together under Sources.

Closest relatives

No relatives with counts in this release.

Sources

  1. Makino, S. (1951). An atlas of the chromosome numbers in animals. Iowa State College Press, Ames.
  2. Atkin, N.B. and S. Ohno (1967). DNA values of four primitive chordates. Chromosoma 23: 10-13.

The sources are listed together. The data does not say which source reports which count.

Download this record (CSV)

Report a problem

Is a count wrong, or is a source missing? Tell me and I will check it.