Acanthophractida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
(unranked): | SAR |
(unranked): | Rhizaria |
Phylum: | Retaria |
Subphylum: | Radiolaria |
Class: | Acantharea |
Order: | Acanthophractida |
Acanthophractida is an order of marine radiolarians in the subclass Acantharia; skeleton includes a latticework shell and skeletal rods. 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".
References
- "Protozoans".
- Hall, Richard P. (2012). "Acanthophractida". Access Science. doi:10.1036/1097-8542.002200.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Acanthophractida |
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