Meaning of microsporidian | Babel Free

Definitions

Any of many parasites, of the class Microsporidia, considered to be fungi or close relatives of fungi.

Examples

“Bulnheim subsequently observed that either of two parasitic microsporidians, Octosporea effeminans and Thelohania herediteria, were invariably associated with the thelygeny.”

“Moreover , the sequence of ribosomal RNA suggests that the microsporidia are extremely ancient eukaryotes and had separated very early from other eukaryotes.”

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