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Sporozoa

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[spawr-uh-zoh-uh, spohr-] / ˌspɔr əˈzoʊ ə, ˌspoʊr- /

noun

  1. the protist phylum (or animal class) comprising the sporozoans.


Etymology

Origin of Sporozoa

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

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ECTOSPORA, a homogeneous and natural division of Protozoan parasites included under the Sporozoa; they comprise the three orders, Gregarines, Coccidia and Haemosporidia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

The class Sporozoa is divided into five small groups or orders.

From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Doane, Rennie Wilbur

For details of the structure of these forms and others like Siedleckia, Toxosporidium, Chitonicium Joyeuxella and Metschnikovella, a comprehensive treatise on the Sporozoa, such as that of Minchin, should be consulted.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

The Sporozoa included in this order are characterized by the general simplicity of their development, and by the undifferentiated character of their spores.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

In some instances the parasite is always present in the host and some hosts may harbor several different species of Sporozoa.

From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Doane, Rennie Wilbur

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