Invertebrate
Zoology Apicomplexa
Members of the phylum Apicomplexa
are all parasites.
Plasmodium life cycle
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Phylum Apicomplexa
1.
Apical complex for penetrating host
cells
2.
Life
cycles that typically include asexual (schizogony,
sporogony) and sexual (gametogony)
phases
3.
No cilia and flagella, except in
certain reproductive stages
4.
Single type of nucleus |