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Definition of Actinomyxidia
1. Noun. Parasites of worms.
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Cnidosporidia, Subclass Cnidosporidia
Member holonyms: Actinomyxidian
Medical Definition of Actinomyxidia
1. A sporozoan order having a double cellular envelope, three polar capsules, and eight spores; parasitic chiefly in segmented worms, such as the common earthworm. Origin: actino-+ G. Myxa, mucus (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Actinomyxidia
Literary usage of Actinomyxidia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Human Parasitology: With Notes on Bacteriology, Mycology, Laboratory by Damaso de Rivas (1920)
"In the Actinomyxidia only the sporulation form is known. ... except that in the
Actinomyxidia the number of spores is smaller— ie, about eight—and they are ..."
2. A Treatise on Zoology by Edwin Ray Lankester (1903)
"... who regards these organisms as constituting a distinct group of animals, named
by hint Actinomyxidia, supposed to be intermediate in position between ..."
3. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1906)
"Relationships and systematic position of the Actinomyxidia discussed, different
parasites usually considered as " Sporozoa incerto sedia," ..."
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