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Name derivation:

“Transparent house” – Through Dia- visible phaner- house –oeca (Greek)

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References:

Leadbeater, B.S.C. 1972. Ultrastructural observations on some marine choanoflagellates from the coast of Denmark. Br. Phycol. 7:195-211.

Thomsen, H.A. 1992. Loricabaerende choanoflagellater (Kraveflagellater). In: Thomsen, H.A. (Ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljostyrelsen, Copenhagen (pp. 157-194).