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Acantharea
Acantharea
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Proper noun
Acantharea
- A taxonomic class within the superclass Spasmaria – radiolarians whose skeletons are made of celestite rather than silica.
Hypernyms
- (class): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Rhizaria - infrakingdom; Retaria - phylum; Radiozoa - subphylum; Spasmaria - superclass
Hyponyms
- (class): Arthracanthida, Chaunacanthida, Holacanthida, Symphyacanthida - orders
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References
- 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. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521