sporocyst

English

Etymology

From 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.

Derived terms

• zoosporocyst

Translations

cyst that develops from a sporoblast and from which sporozoites develop

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 胞蚴 (zh) (bāoyòu)

larval stage in many trematode worms

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 胞蚴 (zh) (bāoyòu)

structure in Ascosphaera fungi within which the asci form

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