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Apicomplexa

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Apicomplexa
a phylum of protozoa, including the coccidia.

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Evolutionary origin of Plasmodium and other Apicomplexa based on rRNA genes.
Besides bolstering the theory that endosymbiotic events were common in evolutionary history, the finding may have medicinal value: The protozoans belong to the group Apicomplexa, which includes the organisms responsible for malaria and toxoplasmosis.
gondii is an intracellular parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa.
 
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