Sporozoa

See also: sporozoa

Translingual

Etymology

Analysable as Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá) + ζῷον (zôion). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Sporozoa

1. the sporozoans
   1. A taxonomic infraphylum within the phylum Myzozoa.
   2. A taxonomic superclass within the phylum Miozoa.

Usage notes

• Placement of Sporozoa and associated taxa, especially higher taxa, is unsettled.

Synonyms

• Apicomplexa

Hypernyms

• (infraphylum): Protozoa - kingdom; Biciliata - subkingdom; Neozoa - infrakingdom; Alveolata - superphylum; Myzozoa - phylum; Apicomplexa - subphylum
• (superclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Chromista – kingdom; Harosa – subkingdom; Halvaria – infrakingdom; Alveolata – superphylum; Miozoa – phylum; Myzozoa - subphylum; Apicomplexa - infraphylum

Hyponyms

• (infraphylum): Aconoidasida, Coccidea, Gregarinea, Hematozoa, Piroplasmea - classes
• (superclass): Coccoidiomorphea, Gregarinomorphea, Paragregarea - classes
  • Coccidea, Coelotrophia, Hematozoa; - subclasses in Coccoidiomorphea; Cryptogregaria, Histogregaria, Orthogregarina - subclasses in Gregarinomorphea
    • Blastogregarinida; Adeleida, Eimerida, Ixorheida; Coelotrophiida (=Protococcidiida); Nephromycida, Piroplasmida, Haemosporida; Cryptogregarida; Histogregarida; Arthrogregarida, Vermigregarida - orders

References

• Sporozoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sporozoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Apicomplexa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sporozoa at the Tree of Life Web Project