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Are rhizaria protists?


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Rhizaria

  1. Protists are any members of a group of diverse eukaryotic, predominantly unicellular, microscopic organisms.
  2. They may share certain morphological and physiological characteristics with animals or plants or both.
  3. The Rhizaria are an ill-defined but species-rich supergroup of mostly unicellular eukaryotes that belong to protists.
  4. They have needle-like pseudopodia and are found in both marine and freshwater habitats.
  5. They play an important role in the nitrogen and carbon cycle.
  6. They are non-photosynthetic organisms. Few of them have a symbiotic relationship with unicellular algae.
  7. Examples- Forams, Radiolaria, Homotrema, etc are few examples of Rhizaria.

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