Spo·ro·zo·a (spôr  -z  ) or Spo·ro·zo·e·a (-z -)n. A large class of parasitic protozoa, most of which reproduce sexually and asexually in alternate generations by means of spores. They are frequently transmitted by bloodsucking insects to different hosts, where they cause many serious diseases, such as malaria and coccidiosis. |
Sporozoa
[spôr′əzō′ə]
Etymology: Gk, sporos + zoon, animal
a class of parasite in the phylum Protozoa that is characterized by the absence of any external organs of locomotion. Included in this class are the genera Toxoplasma and Plasmodium.
Sporozoa
a subphylum of endoparasitic protozoa in the Phylum Apicomplexa; marked by the lack of locomotor organs in adult stages and a complex life cycle including schizogony, gametogony and sporogony.
sporozoa
plural of sporozoon.
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