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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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