| Acanthoecidae | |
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| Stephanoeca diplocostata taken under bright field at x100 | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Class: | Choanoflagellata |
| Order: | Acanthoecida |
| Family: | Acanthoecidae Norris, 1965 |
| Genera | |
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Acanthoecidae is a family ofchoanoflagellates.[1] Its subgroupsDiaphanoeca andStephanoeca bear lorica composed of silica which possibly originate fromdiatoms viahorizontal gene transfer.[2]
Acanthocorbis -Acanthoeca -Amoenoscopa -Apheloecion -Bicosta -Calliacantha -Calotheca -Campyloacantha -Conion -Cosmoeca -Crinolina -Crucispina -Diaphanoeca -Diplotheca -Kakoeca -Monocosta -Nannoeca -Parvicorbicula -Platypleura -Pleurasiga -Polyfibula -Polyoeca -Saepicula -Saroeca -Savillea -Spiraloecion -Stephanacantha -Stephanoeca -Syndetophyllum
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