Radiolaria
See also radiolaria
Translingual
Etymology
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.
Usage notes
- There position of this taxonomy is under dispute. It is sometimes given as a subphylum of Radiozoa or of Retaria.
See also
- Polycystinea
- Acantharea
- Sticholonchea