Sporozoite /(spō`rō̇*zō"īt)/

Spo·ro·zo·ite

Sporozoite

n.
  1. In certain Sporozoa, a small active, usually elongate, sickle-shaped or somewhat amoeboid spore, esp. one of those produced by division of the passive spores into which the zygote divides. The sporozoites reproduce asexually. (Zool.)