radiolaria
/ˌrædiˈɒləriə/; /ˌrædiˈɒləriːə/; /rædiˈɒlɑriə/; /rædiˈɔliə/Definitions
1. noun
a class of single-celled marine planktonic protozoa characterized by the presence of siliceous skeletons that are radially symmetrical and often complex.
“The researchers studied the radiolaria fossils found in the deep-sea sediments.”