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 · Português

Apicomplexa (do latim apex, ponta ou topo + complex, trançado + a, sufixo) é um grande grupo taxonómico de protozoários, com cerca de 5000 espécies, caracterizados pela presença de um tipo de plastídeo, o apicoplasto, e um complexo apical nos estágios esporozoíto e merozoíto de seu ciclo de vida. São seres unicelulares, formadores de esporos, parasitas intracelulares obrigatórios (agem igual aos vírus) e não apresentam flagelos nem pseudópodes, a não ser em certos gametas. O táxon antigo Sporozoa foi criado por Schrevel em 1971 e agrupado com Apicomplexa junto com , Microsporidia e . Este agrupamento não é mais válido biologicamente e seu uso é desencorajado. Muitas espécies são nocivas ao homem causando doenças, como por exemplo: * Babesiose (Babesia) * Malária (Plasmodium) * Formas de coccidiose incluem: * Criptosporidíase (Cryptosporidium parvum) * Ciclosporíase (Cyclospora cayetanensis) * Isosporíase (Isospora belli) * Toxoplasmose (Toxoplasma gondii) Possui duas formas de reprodução assexuada: a e a esporogonia.

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