Acantharians (IMAGE)

Marine Biological Laboratory

Acantharians

Caption

The acantharians are one of the four types of large amoebae that occur in marine open waters. Their fragile skeletons are made of a single crystal of strontium sulfate that quickly dissolves in the ocean water after the cell dies.

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Linda Amaral Zettler (micro*scope)

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