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Cercozoans

Cercozoa

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Cercozoa is a phylum of Rhizaria. There are 720 species of Cercozoa, in 208 genera and 49 families. This phylum has been around since the paleogene period. It includes groups like Metromonadea, Imbricatea, and Thecofilosea.

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EOL has data for 10 attributes, including:

cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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unicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001994
- Definition: consisting of exactly one cell
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known marine species
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DescribedAcceptedSpecies
- Definition: number of currently described and taxonomically accepted marine species in this clade (Appeltans et al. 2012. The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity. Current Biology 22, 2189–2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036)
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first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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paleogene period
- URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Paleogene
- Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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Cercozoa Habitats

The environments in which many Cercozoa species are known to live. Select an environment to see its Cercozoa species checklist.

Cercozoa Habitats

The environments in which many Cercozoa species are known to live. Select an environment to see its Cercozoa species checklist.

Cercozoans

Cercozoa

Cercozoa Habitats

Cercozoa Habitats

Cercozoa includes 18 children: