Spo`ro·zo'a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek spo`ros a spore + zo^,on an animal.] (Zoology) An extensive division of parasitic Protozoa, which increase by sporulation. It includes the Gregarinida. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/172
Sporozoa Protozoa that are nearly all parasitic and have no obvious means of locomotion. Most of them pass through a complicated life-cycle involving alternation of sexual and asexual reproduction and the formation of spores. Some, such as the malaria parasite, live in the blood of the host; others may infest the gut or the muscles. They are ofte... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2733/10