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Answer for the clue "One of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle ", 10 letters:
sporozoite

Word definitions for sporozoite in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of the minute active bodies into which a sporozoan divides just before it infects a new host cell.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sporozoite \Spo`ro*zo"ite\ (sp[=o]`r[-o]*z[=o]"[imac]t), n. (Zo["o]l.) In certain Sporozoa, a small active, usually elongate, sickle-shaped or somewhat am[oe]boid spore, esp. one of those produced by division of the passive spores into which the zygote ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. one of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle