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Eukaryota > Alveolata > Apicomplexa > Coccidia

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Coccidia  

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Note

  • infection = COCCIDIOSIS; "coccidial" refers to COCCIDIA: do not confuse with "coccidioidal" (refers to COCCIDIOIDES, a fungus); coordinate with specific protozoal terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A subclass of protozoans commonly parasitic in the epithelial cells of the intestinal tract but also found in the liver and other organs. Its organisms are found in both vertebrates and higher invertebrates and comprise two orders: EIMERIIDA and EUCOCCIDIIDA.

History note

  • 79(75); was see under SPOROZOA 1963-78

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003044

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