HyperDic: class_sporozoa

English > 1 sense of the expression class Sporozoa:
NOUNanimalclass Sporozoa, Sporozoastrictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile
English > class Sporozoa: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningstrictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites.
SynonymSporozoa
Member ofProtozoa, phylum ProtozoaIn some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom
MembersAcnidosporidia, subclass AcnidosporidiaA subclass of Sporozoa
Cnidosporidia, subclass CnidosporidiaSingle-host parasites of lower vertebrates and invertebrates
Telosporidia, subclass TelosporidiaParasitic sporozoans that form spores containing one or more infective sporozoites
genus Plasmodiumtype genus of the family Plasmodiidae
sporozoanParasitic spore-forming protozoan
Broaderclass(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Spanishesporozoos
Catalanesporozoos

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