Sporocyst

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cyst that develops from a sporoblast and from which sporozoites develop.
  2. 2
    A larval stage in many trematode worms.
  3. 3
    A structure in Ascosphaera fungi within which the asci form.

Etymology

From sporo- + cyst.

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