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| Acanthophractida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Radiolaria |
| Class: | Acantharia |
| Order: | 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]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Protozoans".
- ↑ Hall, Richard P. (2012). "Acanthophractida". Access Science. doi:10.1036/1097-8542.002200.
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