Heliozoa, commonly known as sun-animalcules, are microbial eukaryotes with stiff arms radiating from their spherical bodies, which are responsible for their common name.

The Heliozoa are primarily freshwater counterparts of the better known marine Radiolaria (classes Polycystinea and Phaeodarea) and Acantharia. All these groups have unique pseudopodia, …

Heliozoans are spherical and predominantly freshwater and are found either floating or stalked. They are frequently enveloped by a shell (or test) composed of silica or organic material …

2023年7月21日 · The heliozoa have been traditionally considered a discrete group, but the polyphyletic nature of the heliozoa is indicated by the different patterns of ultrastructural …

The heliozoa are radially symmetrical unicells ( see diagram of Actinosphaerium) characterised by the possession of long, slender cytoplasmic arms called axopodia, stiffened by a complex …

2019年3月2日 · Centrohelids, also called true Heliozoa, are ubiquitous, unicellular amoeboid organisms with slender uniformly radiating axopodia by which they feed. These axopodia are …

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.