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Wikispecies

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..

Synonyms

• (class): Polycystinea (class)

See also

• Polycystinia (superclass)

References

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