Cnidosporidia
plural noun
Cni·do·spo·rid·ia
\-spəˈridēə\
Definition of Cnidosporidia
: a subclass of Sporozoa comprising protozoans that have complex spores with polar capsules and coiled polar filaments and are single-host parasites of lower vertebrates and invertebrates — see actinomyxidia, microsporidia, myxosporidia
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Origin and Etymology of cnidosporidia
New Latin, from cnid- + -sporidia
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