- acephaline
- Denoting members of the protozoan suborder Acephalina (order Eugregarinida), characterized by simple noncompartmentalized bodies, that parasitize invertebrates.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
acephaline
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acephaline — aceph·a·line … English syllables
acephaline — adjective see acephalina … Useful english dictionary
cephalont — Adult stage of a cephaline gregarine, a sporozoan parasite commonly found in arthropods and other invertebrate hosts. The body is usually divided by a septum into an anterior epimerite and protomerite … Medical dictionary
monocystis — ˈsistə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from mon + cystis : a genus (the type of the family Monocystidae) of acephaline gregarines not having the protoplasm divided into segments by septa and including internal parasites of… … Useful english dictionary
