Acanthoecidae Explained

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

Notes and References

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