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 · Italiano

Apicomplexa , 1970 è un subphylum di protozoi che comprende organismi endoparassiti, composti in gran parte da un'unica cellula, e dotati di strutture adatte a penetrare nelle cellule di altri esseri viventi e nutrirsene. Il loro nome (dal latino apex (sommità) e complexus (proteso)) deriva dal cosiddetto complesso apicale, una struttura cellulare fatta di fibrille, microtubuli o altri organelli cellulari con il quale questi organismi si introducono nelle cellule degli animali ospiti. In questo insieme sono raggruppate due classi, , suddivisa a sua volta in tre sottoclassi , e , e la classe . Questo gruppo di protozoi si riproduce sessualmente tramite cellule aploidi o tramite cellule diploidi. Il ciclo di vita di questi protozoi può essere molto complesso e richiede diversi organismi ospite. All'interno di questo gruppo esistono numerosi protozoi di fondamentale importanza per l'uomo e diversi animali domestici in quanto portatori di numerose patologie umane e animali, quali la malaria provocata dai protozoi del genere Plasmodium e la toxoplasmosi provocata dal parassita Toxoplasma gondii.

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