Problem: A 2012 paper published in International Journal of Parasitology provided an up-to-date description of the life cycle of a typical myxozoan. A single-celled, haploid myxospore enters an annelid host, undergoes mitosis, with the resulting two cells undergoing fertilization to create a diploid zygote. The zygote undergoes mitosis to form the body, which, by mitosis, gives rise to actinospores that are released from the annelid host and enter into a fish host. Within the fish host, the actinospore undergoes mitosis to form the body, which, by meiosis, gives rise to myxospores that are released from the fish host. Despite other lines of evidence that support the notion of myxozoans as animals, given this description of the myxozoan life cycle, can myxozoans be considered as animals? Screenshot 2025-09-17 132724.png Yes, as their life cycle is consistent with that of most other animals. Yes, despite that their life cycle is somewhat different than that of most other animals. No, because their life cycle is different than that of most other animals. Need Assignment Help?