sporocyst

Introduction

• Larval form of trematode (fluke) that develops in its molluscan host, generally a snail. The sporocyst forms a simple sac-like structure with germinal cells that bud & develop into other larval forms
• A secondary cyst that develops within the oocyst of Coccidia. The sporocyst develops from a sporoblast & produces one or several sporozoites during sporogony.

More general terms

• larva

Additional terms

• Coccidia
• sporoblast (zygotomere)
• sporogony
• sporozoa
• sporozoite