Polycystina

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Polycystina

  1. A taxonomic class within the subphylum Radiozoa – 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..

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References
  • Polycystina in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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