Telosporidia

noun plural

Telo·​spo·​rid·​ia ˌtel-ə-spə-ˈrid-ē-ə  ˌtēl- 

in former classifications

: a subclass of the class Sporozoa comprising parasitic protozoans that form spores or filaments which contain one or more infective sporozoites and including the taxa Gregarinasina, Coccidia, and Haemosporidia

telosporidian

-ē-ən 

adjective