Foraminifera

See also: foraminifera

Translingual

Allogromia lagenoides, one of the Foraminifera

Proper noun

Foraminifera

A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Retaria – the foraminifers, amoeboid protists characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things are used for catching food.

Hypernyms

(subphylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Rhizaria - infrakingdom; Retaria - phylum

Hyponyms

(subphylum): Monothalamea, Globothalamea, Tubothalamea - classes
- Allogromiida, Astrorhizida, Psamminida, Stannomida; Carterinida, Globerigenida, Lagenida, Lituolida, Lofusiida, Robertinida, Rotaliida, Testulariida, Trochamminida; Miliolida, Spirillinida - orders

See also

References

Foraminifera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Foraminifera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Foraminifera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Foraminifera at the Tree of Life Web Project
Foraminifera at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Foraminifera at Encyclopedia of Life
Foraminiferida on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Foraminifera at World Register of Marine Species
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