n. - An asexual zooid, usually forming one of a series of
larval forms in the agamic reproduction of various trematodes and other
parasitic worms. The sporocyst generally develops from an egg, but in
its turn produces other larvae by internal budding, or by the
subdivision of a part or all of its contents into a number of minute
germs. See Redia.
n. - Any protozoan when it becomes encysted produces germs by
sporulation.