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Heliozoa

Heliozoa
Heliozoan depicted by Louis Joblot, 1718
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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Kingdom: Chromista
Subkingdom: Hacrobia
Phylum: Heliozoa
Haeckel, 1866
Classes[1]

Heliozoa, commonly known as sun-animalcules, are microbial eukaryotes (protists) with stiff arms (axopodia) radiating from their spherical bodies, which are responsible for their common name.[2][3][4] The axopodia are microtubule-supported projections from the amoeboid cell body, and are variously used for capturing food, sensation, movement, and attachment. They are similar to Radiolaria, but they are distinguished from them by lacking central capsules and other complex skeletal elements, although some produce simple scales and spines.[5] They may be found in both freshwater and marine environments.

  1. ^ Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Heliozoa. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341274 on 16 June 2024
  2. ^ Cavalier-Smith T, von der Heyden S (September 2007). "Molecular phylogeny, scale evolution and taxonomy of centrohelid heliozoa". Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 44 (3): 1186–203. Bibcode:2007MolPE..44.1186C. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.04.019. PMID 17588778.
  3. ^ "Sarcodia". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. ^ D.J. Patterson (1996). Free-living freshwater Protozoa. ASM Press. p. 168.
  5. ^ Cavalier-Smith, Thomas (December 1993). "Kingdom Protozoa and its 18 phyla". Microbiological Reviews. 57 (4): 953–994. doi:10.1128/mmbr.57.4.953-994.1993. PMC 372943. PMID 8302218.

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