Piroplasms (order Piroplasmida) are protozoan parasite of the phylum Apicomplexa. They divide by binary fission and as sporozoan parasites they possess sexual and asexual phases (sexual reproduction occurs in the tick gut). They include the tick parasites Babesia and Theileria. Minute rounded or pyriform parasites found within erythrocytes, or oth...
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An order of protozoa comprising heteroxenous tick-borne blood parasites. Representative genera include babesia, dactylosoma, and theileria. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pi′rō-plaz-mī′dă Definitions: 1. An order of sporozoan protozoa (subclass Piroplasmia, class Sporozoea) consisting of the families Habesiidae, Theileriidae, and Dactylosomatidae; includes heteroxenous tick-borne blood parasites of vertebrates with reduced apical complex, lacking spores, and with ...
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