Subclass Rhizopoda (Noun)
Meaning
Creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The subclass Rhizopoda consists of amoebas that typically use temporary extensions of their bodies for locomotion and feeding.
- In the subclass Rhizopoda, pseudopodia are employed to capture prey items and transport them towards the cell's center.
- Members of the subclass Rhizopoda such as foraminifers possess shells that provide external protection.
- The testaceous subclass Rhizopoda includes foraminifers which construct shells out of organic material and other collected calcium carbonate.
- Foraminifers belonging to the subclass Rhizopoda display elaborate internal calcium carbonate structures inside their cell.