Sporozoa

American  

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

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Sporozoa

From New Latin; sporo-, -zoa

Example Sentences

The same considerations apply indeed to the larger parasitic organisms among Sporozoa, such as Gregarines and Myxosporidia and Dolichosporidia, which are giants among Protozoa.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

The great class of the Protozoa furnish amoebae, members of Sporozoa and Infusoria.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" 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

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