Acnidosporidia

plural noun

Ac·​ni·​do·​spo·​rid·​ia

ak-¦nī-də-spō-ˈri-dē-ə

: a subclass of Sporozoa comprising a number of forms of questionable relationship including the orders Sarcosporidia and Haplosporidia all having simple spores formed in a manner unlike that of the Telosporidia

acnidosporidian

ak-¦nī-də-spō-ˈri-dē-ən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from a- entry 2 + cnid- (from Greek knidē nettle) + -sporidia

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