an amoeboid mass of protoplasm, containing many nuclei: a stage in the life cycle of certain organisms, esp the nonreproductive stage of the slime moulds
2.
any parasitic sporozoan protozoan of the genus Plasmodium, such as P. falciparum and P. vivax, which cause malaria
Derived forms
plasmodial (plasˈmodial)
adjective
Word origin
C19: New Latin; see plasma, -ode1
Examples of 'plasmodia' in a sentence
plasmodia
Placing food pieces at different locations determines the behavior of plasmodia.
Pancerz Krzysztof, Schumann Andrew 2018, 'Slime Mould Games Based on Rough Set Theory', International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciencehttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/amcs.2018.28.issue-3/amcs-2018-0041/amcs-2018-0041.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The plasmodia try to occupy all the food pieces they can detect.
Pancerz Krzysztof, Schumann Andrew 2018, 'Slime Mould Games Based on Rough Set Theory', International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciencehttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/amcs.2018.28.issue-3/amcs-2018-0041/amcs-2018-0041.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Polysporic histozoic cyst-like plasmodia containing several life-cycle stages, includingmature spores, were observed.
Carlos Azevedo, Graça Casal, Ivete Mendonça, Erisson Carvalho, Patrícia Matos, EdilsonMatos 2010, 'Light and electron microscopy of Myxobolus sciades n. sp. (Myxozoa), a parasite ofthe gills of the Brazilian fish Sciades herzbergii (Block, 1794) (Teleostei: Ariidae)',Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000200016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The parasites formed elongated plasmodia inside the muscle fibres.
Jorge Costa Eiras, Joaber Pereira Júnior, Aurélia Saraiva, Cristina Faria Cruz 2016, 'Observations on the Infection by Kudoa sp. (Myxozoa, Multivalvulida) infishes caught off Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil', Acta Scientiarum : Biological Scienceshttp://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/30492. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Large merogonial plasmodia form which divide to form single uninucleate sporonts.
Freeman Mark A, Sommerville Christina 2009, 'Desmozoon lepeophtherii n. gen., n. sp., (Microsporidia: Enterocytozoonidae)infecting the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Caligidae)',Parasites & Vectorshttp://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/2/1/58. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Thirty-seven of the 50 cultures (74%) yielded evidence (either plasmodia or fruiting bodies) of myxomycetes.
Coelho IL, Stephenson SL 2012, 'Myxomycetes associated with pipevine, a temperate liana', Mycospherehttp://mycosphere.org/pdfs/MC3_2_No8.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Thus, two different plasmodia can compete with each other.
Pancerz Krzysztof, Schumann Andrew 2018, 'Slime Mould Games Based on Rough Set Theory', International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciencehttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/amcs.2018.28.issue-3/amcs-2018-0041/amcs-2018-0041.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The plasmodia, which showed asynchronous development, were located in the kidney of the host.
Eiras J.C., Malta J.C., Varela A., Pavanelli G.C. 2004, 'Henneguya schizodon n. sp. (Myxozoa, Myxobolidae), a parasite of the Amazonian teleostfish Schizodon fasciatus (Characiformes, Anostomidae)', Parasitehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2004112169. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We compared the clinical symptoms, laboratory markers, treatment and outcome of both the plasmodia.
Salman Imtiaz, Murtaza F Drohlia, Kiran Nasir, Mehwish Hussain, Aasim Ahmad 2015, 'Morbidity and mortality associated with Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparuminfection in a tertiary care kidney hospital', Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantationhttp://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2015;volume=26;issue=6;spage=1169;epage=1176;aulast=Imtiaz. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The plasmodia measured 0.5–3.0 mm in diameter with disporic pansporoblasts and mature spores.
Mandira Saha, P.K. Bandyopadhyay 2017, 'Light and scanning electron microscopic studies of Myxobolus indica n. sp. and a reportof three Myxozoan (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida) parasites of cultured ornamental goldfish,Carassius auratus L. for the first time in India', Aquaculture Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513417300194. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)