Radiolaria

See also: radiolaria

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin radiolus (“little sun-beam”) + -aria.

Proper noun

Radiolaria

1. 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.
2. 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
• Category:Radiolaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons