Sporozoa

[ spawr-uh-zoh-uh, spohr- ]

noun

Origin of Sporozoa

From New Latin; see origin at sporo-, -zoa

In some instances the parasite is always present in the host and some hosts may harbor several different species of Sporozoa.
Insects and Diseases | Rennie W. Doane
The great class of the Protozoa furnish amoebae, members of Sporozoa and Infusoria.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 | Various
(b) Others were very sluggish, the parasitic Sporozoa, like the malaria organism which the mosquito introduces into man's body.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) | J. Arthur Thomson
The Sporozoa vary greatly in appearance, organization and life-history.
Insects and Diseases | Rennie W. Doane
The class Sporozoa is divided into five small groups or orders.
Insects and Diseases | Rennie W. Doane

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