sporocyst

English

Etymology

sporo- +‎ cyst

Noun

sporocyst (plural sporocysts)

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

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