Radiolaria - Wikipedia Radiolarians are unicellular predatory protists encased in elaborate globular shells (or "capsules"), usually made of silica and pierced with holes Their name comes from the Latin for "radius"
Radiolarian | Marine Protists, Plankton, Microscopic | Britannica radiolarian, any protozoan of the class Polycystinea (superclass Actinopoda), found in the upper layers of all oceans Radiolarians, which are mostly spherically symmetrical, are known for their complex and beautifully sculptured, though minute, skeletons, referred to as tests
Radiolaria - Geology is the Way Radiolarians are single-celled protozoa, measuring less than 0 1 – 0 2 mm in diameter, that produce intricate shells (skeletons) of amorphous silica They float as part of the zooplankton in the first 200 meters of water in the Earth’s oceans (photic zone)
Radiolarians: Microscopic Marine Mysteries | AMNH Radiolarians, single-celled marine organisms with intricate silica skeletons, have existed for at least 550 million years and are found in all the world’s oceans
Radiolarian - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics Radiolarians are small marine organisms that graze on phytoplankton and organic detritus in oceans They have intricate siliceous shells, with the polycystine radiolarians being the ones that fossilize well and are commonly used in paleontological studies
Introduction to the Radiolaria - University of California Museum of . . . Most radiolarians are planktonic, and get around by coasting along ocean currents Most are somewhat spherical, but there exist a wide variety of shapes, including cone-like and tetrahedral forms (see the image above) Besides their diversity of form, radiolarians also exhibit a wide variety of behaviors
Radiolarians Species - Examples, Characteristics, Ecology, Microscopy Radiolarians species, members of the subclass Radiolaria, are single-celled eukaryotes commonly found in marine environments (with some being colonial) Although some of the species are restricted to a specific region, these organisms are widely spread in major oceanic ecosystems across the world
Radiolaria. org Radiolaria are holoplanktonic protozoa widely distributed in the oceans They occur throughout the water column from near surface to hundreds of meters depth
Diversity and ecology of Radiolaria in modern oceans - PMC Radiolaria are well known for their paleontological signatures, but little is known about the ecology of modern assemblages They are found from polar to tropical regions, in the sunlit layers of the ocean down to the deep and cold bathypelagic