Definition of Apicomplexa in English:
Apicomplexa
proper nounˌeɪpɪkɒmˈplɛksəˌapikəmˈpleksə
another term for Sporozoa
Example sentencesExamples
- The phylum Apicomplexa encompasses a large number of intracellular protozoan parasites, including the causative agents of malaria, toxoplasmosis, and many other human and animal diseases.
- Current thinking in the phylogeny of protists places the dinoflagellates in the Alveolates, along with the Apicomplexa, Ciliata, and Foraminifera.
- A final group of Alveolates are the Apicomplexa, a group of parasitic and disease-causing protists.
- Two other phyla thought to be closely related to dinoflagellates are the Ciliophora and the Apicomplexa.
- Similarly, all genera have some sort of anterior conoid like structure associated with predation or intracellular insertion in the Apicomplexa.
Definition of Apicomplexa in US English:
Apicomplexa
proper nounˌapikəmˈpleksə
another term for Sporozoa
Example sentencesExamples
- Current thinking in the phylogeny of protists places the dinoflagellates in the Alveolates, along with the Apicomplexa, Ciliata, and Foraminifera.
- Similarly, all genera have some sort of anterior conoid like structure associated with predation or intracellular insertion in the Apicomplexa.
- A final group of Alveolates are the Apicomplexa, a group of parasitic and disease-causing protists.
- Two other phyla thought to be closely related to dinoflagellates are the Ciliophora and the Apicomplexa.
- The phylum Apicomplexa encompasses a large number of intracellular protozoan parasites, including the causative agents of malaria, toxoplasmosis, and many other human and animal diseases.