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Classification of Malaria Parasite

June 5, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is the classification of malaria? ANSWER Malaria is caused by a single celled protist of the genus Plasmodium. This genus is part of a Phylum of single-celled protist organisms called Apicomplexa. The Apicomplexans mostly posses an organ called an apicoplast, which is part of an apical structure designed to aid entry into a host cell. The Apicomplexa is split into two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Aconoidasida, Apicomplexa, apicoplast, classification, Haemosporidia, life history, Plasmodiidae, Plasmodium, protista, protists, red blood cells, taxonomy

Malaria Parasite Classification

May 29, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is the classification of malaria? ANSWER Malaria is caused by a single celled protist of the genus Plasmodium. This genus is part of a Phylum of single-celled protist organisms called Apicomplexa. The Apicomplexans mostly posses an organ called an apicoplast, which is part of an apical structure designed to aid entry into a host cell. The Apicomplexa is split into two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Aconoidasida, Apicomplexa, apicoplast, classification, Haemosporidia, life history, Plasmodiidae, Plasmodium, protista, protists, red blood cells, taxonomy

Plasmodium

March 2, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Is Plasmodium a bacteria. Why? ANSWER No, Plasmodium is actually a protozoan—that is, a single-celled organism that is usually microscopic and belongs to the Domain Eukaryota (which also includes all plants and animals, but excludes bacteria and archaea). More specifically, Plasmodium belongs to the Apicomplexa group of protozoans, which are characterised as being parasites of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: animal parasites, animals, apical complex structure, Apicomplexa, eukaryotes, membrane-bound nucleus, organelles, plants, Plasmodium, protists, protozoan, taxonomy

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