Isospora
(ī-sos′pŏ-ră)
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[iso- + Gr. sporos, spore]
The former name of the genus of Sporozoa belonging to the order Coccidia and now called Cystoisospora; found worldwide in warm climates as intestinal parasites of mammals, birds, and amphibians.
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