Definitions for: Sporozoa


[n] strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites



Webster (1913) Definition: Spo`ro*zo"a, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. spo`ros a spore +
zo^,on an animal.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extensive division of parasitic Protozoa, which increase
by sporulation. It includes the Gregarinida.

Synonyms: class Sporozoa

See Also: Acnidosporidia, class, Cnidosporidia, genus Plasmodium, phylum Protozoa, Protozoa, sporozoan, subclass Acnidosporidia, subclass Cnidosporidia, subclass Telosporidia, Telosporidia

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