Piroplasmia

A subclass of heteroxenous parasitic protozoa usually transmitted by ticks. Its organisms are rod-shaped or amoeboid with conoid, oocysts, spores, and pseudocysts absent. Locomotion is by body flexion, gliding, or, in sexual stages, by large axopodium-like organelles.

Year introduced: 1992

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Tree Number(s): B01.043.075.600

MeSH Unique ID: D016791

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• Piroplasmias

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Organisms Category
Eukaryota
Alveolata
Apicomplexa
Piroplasmia
Piroplasmida
Babesia +
Theileria +