Apicomplexa

Also known as sporozoan, sporozoa

The Apicomplexa (also called Apicomplexia; single: apicomplexan) are organisms of a large phylum of mainly parasitic alveolates. Most possess a unique form of organelle structure that comprises a type of non-photosynthetic plastid called an apicoplastwith an apical complex membrane. The organelle's apical shape is an adaptation that the apicomplexan applies in penetrating a host cell.

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Apicomplexa is a subphylum within the phylum Myzozoa, commonly referred to as apicomplexans. The taxon holds an accepted status in biological classification. Organisms in this group inhabit marine, brackish, and freshwater environments.

Records of Apicomplexa have been documented in Peru, South Africa, Canada, Madagascar, and Malaysia. These records are held by institutions including MSB and QM. The subject is referenced by 1,186 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

apicomplexans

Subphylum

PhylumMyzozoa

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 7,658
With media: 2
Collections: MSB, QM
Recorded in: Peru, South Africa, Canada, Madagascar, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Zambia

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Research

101,654 papers

Apicomplexa Cell Cycles: Something Old, Borrowed, Lost, and New.Trends in parasitology · 2018
Proteostasis is a key driver of the pathogenesis in Apicomplexa.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular cell research · 2024
Genome evolution in intracellular parasites: Microsporidia and Apicomplexa.The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology · 2024
Mobilome of Apicomplexa Parasites.Genes · 2022
Why the -omic future of Apicomplexa should include gregarines.Biology of the cell · 2020

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: protist
Image: Malaria.jpg

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taxon rank: phylum
Commons category: Apicomplexa
taxon name: Apicomplexa
topic's main category: Category:Apicomplexa
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Article · Español

Los apicomplejos (Apicomplexa) son un extenso grupo de protistas exclusivamente endoparásitos de animales, con unas 5000 especies descritas. Se caracterizan por la presencia de un orgánulo único denominado complejo apical, una adaptación del organismo que le permite la entrada en la célula hospedadora. Son unicelulares, forman esporas y carecen de estructuras móviles tales como flagelos o pseudópodos, excepto en ciertas etapas de los gametos. Es un grupo diverso incluyendo a organismos como gregarinas, hemogregarinas, coccidios, hemosporidios (Plasmodium) y piroplasmas (Babesia). Entre las enfermedades causadas por estos organismos están la coccidiosis, malaria y babesiosis.

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