myxosporida

  • 1cnidosporidian — ▪ 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… …

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  • 2pansporoblast — The reproductive sporoblast that gives rise to more than one spore in the order Myxosporida (class Myxosporea, phylum Myxozoa). [pan + G. sporos, seed, + blastos, germ] * * * pan·sporo·blast (pan sporґo blast) [pan + sporo + blast] a… …

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