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Gromia
Sign in to saveGromia is a genus of protists, closely related to foraminifera, which inhabit marine and freshwater environments. It is the only genus of the family Gromiidae. Gromia are ameboid, producing filose pseudopodia that extend out from the cell's proteinaceous test through a gap enclosed by the cell's oral capsule. The test, a shell made up of protein that encloses the cytoplasm, is made up of several layers of membrane, which resemble honeycombs in shape – a defining character of this genus.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Gromia is referenced by 16 other articles, and connects out to Ascetosporea, amoeba and Imbricatea.
It sits within the topics Amoebas, Endomyxa and Rhizaria genera.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomProtozoa
- PhylumCercozoa
- ClassFilosia
- OrderAconchulinida
- FamilyGromiidae
Gromia ist eine Gattung amöbenartiger Einzeller, die sowohl im Meer- als auch im Süßwasser zu finden sind. Sie werden in der näheren Verwandtschaft der Foraminiferen (Foraminifera) angesiedelt und stellen wahrscheinlich deren Schwestergruppe dar.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 21
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Gromiidae
- Collections
- CMN, SBMNH, MNHN, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States, France, United Kingdom
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- taxon name
- Gromia
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- Gromia
- taxon common name
- グロミア属
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History of study
- Habitat and ecology
- Description
- Life cycle
- Practical importance
- List of species
- References
- External links
Gromia is a genus of protists, closely related to foraminifera, which inhabit marine and freshwater environments. It is the only genus of the family Gromiidae. Gromia are ameboid, producing filose pseudopodia that extend out from the cell's proteinaceous test through a gap enclosed by the cell's oral capsule. The test, a shell made up of protein that encloses the cytoplasm, is made up of several layers of membrane, which resemble honeycombs in shape – a defining character of this genus.
Gromia were first discovered in shallow waters, with members of the best-characterized species Gromia oviformus often found inhabiting rock surfaces, sediments, or seaweed holdfasts. However, research from the 1990s and early 2000s identified gromiids inhabiting depths up to 4,392 m, leading to several new deep-sea Gromia species being described and recognized.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gromia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.