Astracantha

Astracantha
Illustration of A. paradoxa[1]
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Rhizaria
Phylum: Cercozoa
Class: Thecofilosea
Order: Opaloconchida
Suborder: Phaeocystina
Family:
Haeckel, 1887
Genus:
Haecker, 1908[1]
Species

Astracantha is a genus of planktonic phaeodaria and the only member of the family Astracanthidae. They are an unusual family of marine protists, but can be found across all oceans, from tropical to Arctic and Antarctic waters.

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