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sporocyst

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spo·ro·cyst  (spôr-sst, spr-)
n.
1. A resting cell that produces asexual plant spores.
2.
a. A protective case or cyst in which sporozoites develop and from which they are transferred to different hosts.
b. A sporozoite enclosed in such a case; an encysted sporozoan.
3. A saclike larval stage in many trematode worms.
sporocyst [ˈspɔːrəʊˌsɪst ˈspɒ-]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a thick-walled rounded structure produced by sporozoan protozoans, in which sporozoites are formed
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the saclike larva of a trematode worm that produces redia larvae by asexual reproduction
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) any similar structure containing spores
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