Acanthoecidae
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| Acanthoecidae | |
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| Stephanoeca diplocostata taken under bright field at x100 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Amorphea |
| Class: | Choanoflagellata |
| Order: | Acanthoecida |
| Family: | Acanthoecidae Norris, 1965 |
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Acanthoecidae is a family of choanoflagellates.[1] Its subgroups Diaphanoeca and Stephanoeca bear lorica composed of silica which possibly originate from diatoms via horizontal gene transfer.[2]
