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