Acanthoecidae is a family of
choanoflagellate
Choanoflagellates are a group of free-living unicellular and colonial flagellate eukaryotes considered to be the closest living relatives of animals. The name refers to the characteristic funnel-shaped "collar" of interconnected microvilli and ...
s.
Its subgroups
Diaphanoeca and
Stephanoeca bear lorica composed of silica which possibly originate from
diatoms
A diatom (Neo-Latin ''diatoma'') is any member of a large group comprising several Genus, genera of algae, specifically microalgae, found in the oceans, waterways and soils of the world. Living diatoms make up a significant portion of Earth's B ...
via
horizontal gene transfer
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) or lateral gene transfer (LGT) is the movement of genetic material between organisms other than by the ("vertical") transmission of DNA from parent to offspring (reproduction). HGT is an important factor in the e ...
.
Genera
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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
External links
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Opisthokont families
Choanoflagellate families
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