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Acanthoecidae

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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]

Genera

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

References

  1. ^ "Taxonomy: Acanthoecidae". UniProt. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  2. ^ Marron AO, Alston MJ, Heavens D, Akam M, Caccamo M, Holland PW, Walker G (April 2013). "A family of diatom-like silicon transporters in the siliceous loricate choanoflagellates". Proceedings. Biological Sciences. 280 (1756): 20122543. doi:10.1098/rspb.2012.2543. PMC 3574361. PMID 23407828.

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Acanthoecidae: Brief Summary

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Acanthoecidae is a family of choanoflagellates. Its subgroups Diaphanoeca and Stephanoeca bear lorica composed of silica which possibly originate from diatoms via Horizontal gene transfer.

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