Definitions for "Coccidia"
Protozoan organisms which infect the cells lining the digestive tract.
A single cell organism that can infest your reptiles (or other pets) intestines. Its a microscopic parasite that may cause watery stools, bloody stools, or extremely smelly stools. This is very common in Bearded Dragons. The usual treatment for reptiles is by using Albon that is prescribed by your veterinarian.
Coccidia are microscopic, spore-forming, single-celled parasites belonging to the apicomplexan class Conoidasida. Coccidian parasites infect the intestinal tracts of animals, and are the largest group of apicomplexan protozoa.
Keywords:  telosporidia, subclass, order
an order in the subclass Telosporidia