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Related terms:
dinophyceae
ciliophora
Eukaryote
apicomplexa
Subclass of:
Alveolata
Definitions related to apicomplexa:
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • 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.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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