1) Parasitic animal 2) Tiny marine parasites
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The Mesozoa are enigmatic, minuscule, worm-like parasites of marine invertebrates. {As of|2012} it was still unclear whether they are degenerate platyhelminthes (flatworms) or truly-primitive, basal metazoans. Generally, these tiny, elusive creatures consist of a somatoderm (outer layer) of ciliated cells surrounding one or more reproductive cells...
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• (n. pl.) A group of very lowly organized, wormlike parasites, including the Dicyemata. They are found in cephalopods. See Dicyemata.
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Mes`o·zo'a noun plural [ New Latin See
Mesozoic .]
(Zoology) A group of very lowly organized, wormlike parasites, including the Dicyemata. They are found in cephalopods. See
Dicyemata .
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mez-ō-zō′ă Definitions: 1. A small phylum of about 50 species of parasites of marine invertebrates with complex life cycles. Mesozoa are classified with the Metazoa, but they are regarded by some observers as intermediate between unicellular and multicellular animals; others consider them a degenerate ...
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Mesozoa The phylum of invertebrates comprising the mesozoans, parasitic wormlike multicellular organisms sometimes considered to be intermediate in complexity between protozoans and metazoans.
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