Higher Classification: > Kingdom Protozoa > Subkingdom Sarcomastigota > Phylum Choanozoa > Subphylum Choanofila > Class Choanoflagellatea > Order Acanthoecida > Family Acanthoecidae > Subfamily Acanthoecidae [Nudiform] > Genus Calliacantha

Calliacantha simplex Manton & Oates, 1979

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Calliacantha*	B.S.C.Leadbeater, 1978	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Manton, I.; Oates, K. (1979). Further observations on Calliacantha Leadbeater (Choanoflagellata), with special reference to C. simplex sp. nov. from many parts of the world. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 204: 287-300.
basis of record	Brandt, S. (2001). Choanoflagellates, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 57-59
additional source	Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD.
additional source	Scott, F.J.; Marchant, H.J. (Ed.). (2005). Antarctic marine protists. Australian Biological Resources Study: Canberra. ISBN 0-642-56835-9. 563 pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

Citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Calliacantha simplex Manton & Oates, 1979. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105562