sporozoa

Noun

The word is derived from sporozoan

Meaning

An extensive division of parasitic Protozoa, which increase by sporulation. It includes the Gregarinida.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Hypernyms

class

Examples

Sometimes, the name Sporozoa is taken as a synonym for the Apicomplexa, or occasionally as a subset. Source: Internet

Sporozoa is no longer regarded as biologically valid and its use is discouraged, citation although some authors still use it as a synonym for the Apicomplexa. Source: Internet

For example, Kudo (1954) included in the Sporozoa species of the Ascetosporea ( Rhizaria ), Microsporidia ( Fungi ), Myxozoa ( Animalia ) and Helicosporidium ( Chlorophyta ), while Zierdt (1978) included the genus Blastocystis ( Stramenopiles ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sporotrichosis sporotrichotic sporous sporozoan sporozoid sporozoite