Acanthophractida is an order of marine radiolarians in the subclass Acantharia; skeleton includes a latticework shell and skeletal rods.[1] They have a latticework shell, which can be spherical or ovoid and fused with the skeletal rods. The shell is concentric with the central capsule. "The body is usually covered with a single or double gelatinous sheath through which the skeletal rods emerge".[2]

Acanthophractida
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  1. ^ "Protozoans".
  2. ^ Hall, Richard P. (2012). "Acanthophractida". Access Science. doi:10.1036/1097-8542.002200.