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Sporocyst vs Zoocyst - What's the difference?

sporocyst | zoocyst |

As nouns the difference between sporocyst and zoocyst

is that sporocyst is (biology) a cyst that develops from a sporoblast and from which sporozoites develop while zoocyst is a variety of encysted rhizopods resembling a sporocyst, except in the thickness and number of the protective layer.

sporocyst

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) A cyst that develops from a sporoblast and from which sporozoites develop
  • A larval stage in many trematode worms
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    zoocyst

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A variety of encysted rhizopods resembling a sporocyst, except in the thickness and number of the protective layer.