The Apicomplexa are organisms of a large phylum of mainly parasitic alveolates. They are a kind of protozoan. Most possess a unique form of organelle structure that comprises a type of non-photosynthe
Trophozoite of a gregarine
Dividing Toxoplasma gondii (Coccidia) parasites
Trophozoites of the Plasmodium vivax (Haemosporidia) parasite among human red blood cells
Two tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii, transmission electron microscopy
Plasmodium is a genus of unicellular eukaryotes that are obligate parasites of vertebrates and insects such as mosquitoes in the genus Anopheles. The life cycles of Plasmodium species involve developm
Apicomplexa
…Babesiosis (Babesia) Malaria (Plasmodium) Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium parvum…
Life cycle of a species that infects humans
Ring forms of Plasmodium inside human red blood cells (Giemsa stain)
Sporozoites, one of several different forms of the parasite, from a mosquito