Radiolaria
See also: radiolaria
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin radiolus (“little sun-beam”) + -aria.
Proper noun
Radiolaria
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Actinopodea – the radiolaria, numerous species, most of them extinct, of minute zooplankton, many with distinctive mineral skeletons useful for dating stratigraphic layers.
- Radiozoa
Usage notes
- The position of this taxonomy is under dispute. It is sometimes given as a subphylum of Radiozoa or of Retaria.
Hypernyms
- (Radiozoa): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Rhizaria - infrakingdom; Retaria - phylum
Hyponyms
- (Radiozoa): Polycystinea, Spasmaria, Acantharea, Sticholonchea - superclasses
References
Radiolaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Radiolaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Radiolaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Radiolaria at the Tree of Life Web Project