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Apicomplexan Definition:
A protist that lacks special locomotor organelles but has an apical complex and a spore-forming stage. It is either an intra- or extracellular parasite of animals; a member of the taxon Apicomplexa.
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Apicomplexan Notes:
Apicomplexa are parasitic alveolates, which mostly have a distinct organelle that has a plastid known as apicoplast. This organelle is an adaptation or acquired with time that apicomplexan apply to penetrate the host cell.
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