Cnidospora is a defunct subphylum of microscopic spore-forming parasites in the defunct phylum Protozoa. The subphylum was divided into two classes, [1] the Myxosporidea (now classified as higher- animals, i.e. Metazoa [2]) and the Microsporidea (now classified as fungi).
Cnidospora is a defunct subphylum of microscopic spore-forming parasites in the defunct phylum Protozoa. The subphylum was divided into two classes, [1] the Myxosporidea (now classified as higher- animals, i.e. Metazoa [2]) and the Microsporidea (now classified as fungi).