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Apicomplexa

Broader Terms:

protozoa

Narrower Terms:

Babesia

Narrower Terms:

Coccidia

Narrower Terms:

Plasmodium

Scope Note:

phylum of protozoa characterized by the presence of complex apical organelles generally consisting of a conoid that aids in penetrating host cells, rhoptries that possibly secrete a proteolytic enzyme, and subpellicular microtubules that may be related to motility.

Term Number:

5004-0005


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