Cnidosporidia

plural noun

Cni·​do·​spo·​rid·​ia

-spəˈridēə

: 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

cnidosporidian

¦⸗⸗⸗¦ridēən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cnid- + -sporidia

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