Radiolaria
See also: radiolaria
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin radiolus (“little sun-beam”) + -aria.
Proper noun
[edit]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
[edit]- The position of this taxonomy is under dispute. It is sometimes given as a subphylum of Radiozoa or of Retaria.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (Radiozoa): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Chromista – kingdom; Harosa – subkingdom; Rhizaria – infrakingdom; Retaria – phylum
Hyponyms
[edit]- (Radiozoa): Polycystinea, Spasmaria, Acantharea, Sticholonchea - superclasses
References
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Radiolaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Radiolaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Radiolaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
