APICOMPLEXA

Domain	Definition
Health	A 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. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Apicomplexa

Apicomplexa

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Protista
Phylum:	Apicomplexa

Classes & Subclasses

Class Perkinsasida
Class Colpodellasida
Class Conoidasida
    Gregarinasina
    Coccidiasina
Class Aconoidasida
    Haemosporasina
    Piroplasmasina

The Apicomplexa are a large group of almost exclusively parasitic protozoa, characterized by a complicated apical complex at the anterior of the cell. They have a pellicle composed of packed alveoli, and this and other traits indicate membership in a group called the alveolates, among which they appear particularly closely related to the dinoflagellates.

Two genera of free-living flagellates, Perkinsus and Colpodella, are generally included here, though they may be closer to the dinoflagellates than to the other Apicomplexa. Aside from these, all Apicomplexa are parasites, without flagella or other locomotory structures. Some important members and their associated diseases include:

Plasmodium sp. - Malaria
Pneumocystis carinii - P. carinii Pneumonia
Toxoplasma gondii - Toxoplasmosis

Commercial Usage: APICOMPLEXA

Domain	Title
Books	Illustrated Glossary of the Protoctista: Vocabulary of the Algae, Apicomplexa, Ciliates, Foraminifera, Microspora, Water Molds, Slime Molds, and the (reference) The Coccidian Parasites (Protozoa, Apicomplexa of Artiodactyla) (reference) The Protozoan Phylum Apicomplexa (reference) (more book examples)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: APICOMPLEXA

Anagrams: APICOMPLEXA

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-i-l-m-o-p-p-x"
	-3 letters: alopecia.
	-4 letters: camelia, coaxial, compile, complex, exclaim, oilcamp, polemic.
	-5 letters: aecial, alexia, apical, appeal, caeoma, calami, camail, climax, coaxal, compel, copalm, epical, impala, impale, lamiae, lexica, lipoma, malice, oxalic, palace, pimple, plaice, plicae, poleax, police, pomace.
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