The Rhizaria are supergroup species of mostly unicellular eukaryotes and classified as protista. Rhizaria include species like cercozoa, foraminifera and radiolaria.

<u>Some of the attributes of Rhizaria are:</u>

non-photosynthethic in nature, but some have a symbiotic relationship with unicellular algae.
express only rDNA sequences so they can vary in different forms.
do not have clear morphological characters
they mostly includes amoebas which functions for food engulfing and help to direct movement in rhizarian protista.

<u>Contribution of Rhizaria to the ecosystem:</u>

There are known as abundant bacterial grazers, and play very important role in microbial food webs.
They provide a wide diversity of marine organisms.
important contributors to oceanic carbon pools .

Hence, Rhizaria are important part of ecosystem.

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