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Cercozoans

Cercozoa

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Cercozoa (Cercozoans) is a phylum of rhizarians. There are 330 species of Cercozoans, in 144 genera and 39 families. This phylum has been around since the paleogene period. It includes groups like Psammonobiotidae, Volutellidae, and Granofilosea.

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EOL has data for 9 attributes, including:

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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ecomorphological guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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planktonic
- URI: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/Plankton
- Definition: Living in the fluid medium (water or air) but unable to maintain their position or distribution independently of the movement of the water/air mass (adapted from Lincoln et al., 1998).
- Attribution: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Plankton
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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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Cercozoan Habitats

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

cercozoans Habitats

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

Cercozoans

Cercozoa

Cercozoan Habitats

cercozoans Habitats

cercozoans includes 18 children: