Toxoplasmea
Toxoplasmea
[¦täk·sə′plaz·mē·ə] (invertebrate zoology)
A class of the protozoan subphylum Sporozoa composed of small, crescent-shaped organisms that move by body flexion or gliding and are characterized by a two-layered pellicle with underlying microtubules, micropyle, paired organelles, and micronemes.
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