Toxoplasmea

Toxoplasmea

[¦täk·sə′plaz·mē·ə] (invertebrate zoology) A class of the protozoan subphylum Sporozoa composed of small, crescent-shaped organisms that move by body flexion or gliding and are characterized by a two-layered pellicle with underlying microtubules, micropyle, paired organelles, and micronemes.