| Acanthophractida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Supergroup: | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Radiolaria |
| Class: | Acantharia |
| Order: | Acanthophractida |
Acanthophractida is an order of marine radiolarians in the subclass Acantharia; skeleton includes a latticework shell and skeletal rods. 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".
