Craspedida


Craspedida is an order of choanoflagellate, with members with an exclusively organic covering.

Craspedid genera

Salpingoeca rosetta

S. rosetta has been named for the rosette-shaped colonies formed by its cells. Recent studies show a bacterial sulfonolipid, called rosette inducing factor produced by Algoriphagus machipongonensis triggers colony formation in S. rosetta.