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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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The Sporozoa vary greatly in appearance, organization and life-history.

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

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

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 Rennie Wilbur Doane

To Sir E. Ray Lankester is due the honour of discovering the first Haemosporidian, a discovery which did not take place until after most of the other kinds of Sporozoa were known.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

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

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