INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY - H. I. Shcherbak - 2008

PROTISTS - PROTISTA

PROTOZOA

SARCODINES

PHYLUM AMOEBOZOA

RADIOLARIANS

CLASS ACANTHAREA

The simple Skeleton of these radiolarians, consisting of 10-20 needles, is made of strontium sulfate (SrSO4). The arrangement of microtubules in axopodia is hexagonal. A typical representative is Acanthometra elastica (Fig. 25, a).



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