Meaning | strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites. |
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Synonym | Sporozoa |
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Member of | Protozoa, phylum Protozoa | In some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom |
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Members | Acnidosporidia, subclass Acnidosporidia | A subclass of Sporozoa |
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Cnidosporidia, subclass Cnidosporidia | Single-host parasites of lower vertebrates and invertebrates |
Telosporidia, subclass Telosporidia | Parasitic sporozoans that form spores containing one or more infective sporozoites |
genus Plasmodium | type genus of the family Plasmodiidae |
sporozoan | Parasitic spore-forming protozoan |
Broader | class | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |
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Spanish | esporozoos |
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Catalan | esporozoos |
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