| Noun | 1. | Sarcodina - characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopodaphylum Protozoa, Protozoa - in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers sarcodine, sarcodinian - protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods Actinopoda, subclass Actinopoda - heliozoans; radiolarians Rhizopoda, subclass Rhizopoda - creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |