rhizopods

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• rhizopods — raɪzəʊpÉ‘d / pÉ’d n. single celled organism with a pseudopod used for motion or feeding (Zoology) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Testate amoebae — (Protozoa: Rhizopods) are single celled protists partially enclosed in a simple test (shell). [ http://www.microscopy uk.org.uk/mag/artjun03/gsamoebae.html Testate amoebae, peat bogs and past climates. accessed 16 march 2007] Other names for the… …   Wikipedia

• protozoan — /proh teuh zoh euhn/, n., pl. protozoans, (esp. collectively) protozoa / zoh euh/, adj. Biol. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are… …   Universalium

• George Charles Wallich — Nacimiento 16 de noviembre 1815 Calcuta Fallecimiento 1899 Kensington Residencia Inglaterra Nacionalidad …   Wikipedia Español

• Foraminifera — Fo*ram i*nif e*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. foramen, aminis, a foramen + ferre to bear.] (Zo[ o]l.) An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids. Many of them have perforated walls,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Heliozoa — He li*o*zo a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the sun + zo^,on an animal.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of fresh water rhizopods having a more or less globular form, with slender radiating pseudopodia; the sun animalcule …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Monera — Mo*ne ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. mo nos single.] (Zo[ o]l.) The lowest division of rhizopods, including those which resemble the am[oe]bas, but are destitute of a nucleus. [archaic] [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) One of the five kingdoms of living… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Protoplasta — Pro to*plas ta, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[ o]l.) A division of fresh water rhizopods including those that have a soft body and delicate branched pseudopodia. The genus {Gromia} is one of the best known. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Radiolaria — Ra di*o*la ri*a (r[=a] d[i^]*[ o]*l[=a] r[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL. See {Radioli}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Order of rhizopods, usually having a siliceous skeleton, or shell, and sometimes radiating spicules. The pseudopodia project from the body like rays. It… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Reticularia — Re*tic u*la ri*a, n. pl. [NL. See {Reticular}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An extensive division of rhizopods in which the pseudopodia are more or less slender and coalesce at certain points, forming irregular meshes. It includes the shelled Foraminifera,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rhizopod — Rhiz o*pod, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Rhizopoda. [1913 Webster] Note: The rhizopods belonging to the Radiolaria and Foraminifera have been of great geological importance, especially in the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods. Chalk is mostly made from …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English