- cnidosporidian
- cni·do·spo·rid·i·an
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cnidosporidian
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cnidosporidian — ▪ protozoan any protozoan parasite of the subphylum Cnidospora. The approximately 1,100 known species are characterized by walled spores with one to four hollow polar filaments. The spore has a multicellular origin i.e., the cells that… … Universalium
cnidosporidian — adjective or noun see cnidosporidia … Useful english dictionary
Helicosporidium — ▪ protozoan genus protozoan parasite genus found in insects. It is the only genus of the cnidosporidian phylum Myxozoa (Myxosporidia). The young live in the body cavity, fat, or nervous tissue of the host insect. The life cycle, which is… … Universalium
myxobolus — mikˈsäbələs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from myx + Greek bōlos lump more at bole : a genus of cnidosporidian protozoans that includes the causative organism of boil disease of fishes … Useful english dictionary
myxostoma — mikˈsästəmə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from myx + stoma : a genus of cnidosporidian protozoans containing the organism causing twist disease … Useful english dictionary
pansporoblast — (ˈ)pan+ noun Etymology: pan + sporoblast : a typical cnidosporidian sporont containing two sporoblasts … Useful english dictionary
polar capsule — noun : a specialized cell of a cnidosporidian spore that produces a coiled thread that presumably serves as a temporary attachment organelle when the spore ruptures … Useful english dictionary
sporoplasm — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌplazəm noun ( s) Etymology: spor + plasm : a mass of protoplasm that gives rise to or forms a spore; especially : the protoplasmic body that is released as an infective amoebula from a cnidosporidian cyst … Useful english dictionary
