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Eukaryota > Alveolata > Apicomplexa

Preferred term

Apicomplexa  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A phylum of unicellular parasitic EUKARYOTES 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.

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Entry terms

  • txid5794

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TK07J2Q9-H

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