Definition of Heliozoa

1. Noun. Mostly freshwater protozoa.

Exact synonyms: Order Heliozoa
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Actinopoda, Subclass Actinopoda
Member holonyms: Heliozoan

Definition of Heliozoa

1. n. pl. An order of fresh-water rhizopods having a more or less globular form, with slender radiating pseudopodia; the sun animalcule.

Medical Definition of Heliozoa

1. Order Heliozoida. A group of amoeboid protozoa. They are generally free floating, spherical cells with many straight, slender microtubule supported pseudopods radiating from the cell body like a sunburst. These modified pseudopods are termed axopodia. Genera include Actinophrys and Echinosphaerium. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heliozoa

heliotrope
heliotropes
heliotropic
heliotropic
heliotropism
heliotropism
heliotropisms
heliotype
heliotyped
heliotypes
heliotypies
heliotyping
heliotypy
heliotypy
Heliozoa (current term)
Heliozoa (current term)
heliozoan
heliozoans
Heliozoea
heliozoic
helipad
helipads
heliport
heliports
Helipterum
Helipterum manglesii
Helisoma trivolvis
helispherical
helistop
helistops

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