sporocyst

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Etymology

From sporo- +‎ cyst.

Noun

sporocyst (plural sporocysts)

  1. (biology) A cyst that develops from a sporoblast and from which sporozoites develop.
  2. A larval stage in many trematode worms.
  3. A structure in Ascosphaera fungi within which the asci form.

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