Toxoplasma gondii
obligate intracellular parasitic protozoan that causes toxoplasmosis
Species
Toxoplasma gondii
SPECIES
- KingdomChromista
- PhylumMyzozoa
- ClassConoidasida
- OrderEucoccidiorida
- FamilySarcocystidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
via GBIF
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- Parasite140105-fig3 Toxoplasmosis in a bar-shouldered dove - TEM of 2 tachyzoites.tif
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Dividing T. gondii parasites
Toxoplasma gondii (/ˈtɒksəˌplæzmə ˈɡɒndi.aɪ, -iː/) is a species of parasitic alveolate that causes toxoplasmosis. Found worldwide, T. gondii is capable of infecting virtually all warm-blooded animals, but members of the cat family (Felidae) are the only known definitive hosts in which the parasite may undergo sexual reproduction.