Polycystinea
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + κύστις (kústis, “bladder”) + -ina
Proper noun
Polycystinea
- 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.
Synonyms
- (class): Polycystina
Hypernyms
- (class): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Rhizaria - infrakingdom; Retaria - phylum; Polycystinia - superclass
Hyponyms
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References
Polycystine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Polycystinea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Polycystinea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- 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