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Sporozoa
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Spo`ro`zo´a    (~zō´å)
n. pl.1.(Zool.) An extensive division of parasitic Protozoa, which increase by sporulation. It includes the Gregarinida.
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Noun1.Sporozoa - strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites
class Sporozoa
phylum Protozoa, Protozoa - in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers
sporozoan - parasitic spore-forming protozoan
subclass Telosporidia, Telosporidia - parasitic sporozoans that form spores containing one or more infective sporozoites
genus Plasmodium - type genus of the family Plasmodiidae
Acnidosporidia, subclass Acnidosporidia - a subclass of Sporozoa
Cnidosporidia, subclass Cnidosporidia - single-host parasites of lower vertebrates and invertebrates
class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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Human parasites are classified in five major subdivisions: 1) Protozoa (ameba, flagellates, ciliates, sporozoans, and coccidia); 2) Platyhelminthes or flatworms (cestodes and trematodes); 3) Acanthocephala or thorny-headed worms; 4) Nematoda or round worms; and 5) Arthropoda (insects, spiders, mites, and ticks).
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