Minisporida

Minisporida
Mini·spor·i·da (min″e-sporґĭ-də) [mini- + spore] an order of parasitic protozoa (class Microsporea, phylum Microspora) having a general tendency toward minimum development of accessory spore organelles accompanied by maximum development of sporocysts, and characterized by spores without a well-developed polaroplast, usually with a relatively short polar tube, with little or no endospore.

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  • Microsporea — Mi·cro·spor·ea (mi″kro sporґe ə) a class of parasitic protozoa (phylum Microspora), the spores of which have a complex extrusion apparatus of Golgi origin, often including a polaroplast and posterior vacuole and a typically filamentous …   Medical dictionary

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