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 adjective or noun
ak-¦nī-də-spō-ˈri-dē-ən
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from a- entry 2 + cnid- (from Greek knidē nettle) + -sporidia