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Sporozoa (spôr'əzō`ə), phylum of unicellular heterotrophic organisms of the kingdom Protista Protista (prōtĭs`tə) or Protoctista ..... Click the link for more information. . Unlike most other protozoans protozoan (prō'təzō`ən), informal term for the unicellular heterotrophs of the kingdom Protista . ..... Click the link for more information. , sporozoans have no cilia or flagella. All species are parasitic and have elaborate life cycles, often requiring more than one host. The best-known sporozoan is Plasmodium falciparum, the causative organism of malaria malaria, infectious parasitic disease that can be either acute or chronic and is frequently recurrent. Malaria is common in Africa, Central and South America, the Mediterranean countries, Asia, and many of the Pacific islands. ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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Sporozoans
