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Alveolata

Life > Eukaryotes > Chromalveolata

Classification

Dinozoa

 

 

Apicomplexa

Apicomplexa are spore-forming single-celled parasites of animals and include species that cause malaria, coccidiosis, redwater, corridor disease, east coast fever and biliary. 

 

Ciliophora

 

 

Uncertain position

Colponema, Ellobiopsidae.

 

Publications

  • Adl, S.M., Simpson, A.G., Farmer, M.A., Andersen, R.A., Anderson, O.R., Barta, J.R., Bowser, S.S., Brugerolle, G., Fensome, R.A., Fredericq, S., James, T.Y., Karpov, S., Kugrens, P., Krug, J., Lane, C.E., Lewis, L.A., Lodge, J., Lynn, D.H., Mann, D.G., McCourt, R.M., Mendoza, L., Moestrup, Ø., Mozley-Standridge, S.E., Nerad, T.A., Shearer, C.A., Smirnov, A.V., Spiegel, F.W. and Taylor, M.F.J.R. 2005. The new higher level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists. Eukaryote Microbiology 52(5): 399-451.