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.[1]

Synonyms

(class): Polycystina

Hypernyms

(class): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Rhizaria - infrakingdom; Retaria - phylum; Polycystinia - superclass[1]

Hyponyms

(class): Collodarida, Nassellaria, Spumellaria - orders[1]

References

Polycystine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Polycystinea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Polycystinea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Polycystinea at Encyclopedia of Life

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: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248

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