cypridinoid
/ˌsɪprɪdɪˈnoʊɪd/Definitions
1. noun
A suborder of marine, planktonic, usually small, usually free-swimming, often bioluminescent, radiolarian-like amoeboid protozoa, typically with a central capsule containing a nucleus and usually surrounded by a network of axopodia.
“The team of marine biologists studied the unique characteristics of the cypridinoid specimens collected from the depths of the ocean.”