Acanthophractida
Acanthophractida is an order of marine radiolarians in the subclass Acantharia; skeleton includes a latticework shell and skeletal rods.[1] They have a latticework shell, which can be spherical or ovoid and fused with the skeletal rods. The shell is concentric with the central capsule. "The body is usually covered with a single or double gelatinous sheath through which the skeletal rods emerge".[2]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
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| Order: | Acanthophractida |
References
- "Protozoans".
- Hall, Richard P. (2012). "Acanthophractida". Access Science. doi:10.1036/1097-8542.002200.
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