Meanings
plural microsporidians · plural microsporidia
- Any of many parasites, of the class Microsporidia, considered to be fungi or close relatives of fungi.
Moreover , the sequence of ribosomal RNA suggests that the microsporidia are extremely ancient eukaryotes and had separated very early from other eukaryotes.
1993, Yoshinori Tanada, Insect Pathology, page 4251 more example
Bulnheim subsequently observed that either of two parasitic microsporidians, Octosporea effeminans and Thelohania herediteria, were invariably associated with the thelygeny.
1983, James J. Bull, Evolution of Sex Determining Mechanisms, page 94Synonyms: microsporidium
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of many parasites, of the class Microsporidia, considered to be fungi or close relatives of fungi.
Origin
From taxonomic name Microsporidia + English -an.
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