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Polycystinea

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Etymology

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New Latin, Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, many) + κύστις (kústis, bladder) + -ina

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Polycystinea

  1. A taxonomic class within the phylum Retaria – including numerous minute marine species. The skeleton is composed of silica, and is often very elegant in form and sculpture. Many have been found in the fossil state.[1]

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI