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Gregarines, hemogregarines, and intestinal coccidia

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This is the first of three chapters dealing with the phylum Apicomplexa (previously named Sporozoa), all members of which are parasitic.

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Kreier, J.P., Baker, J.R. (1987). Gregarines, hemogregarines, and intestinal coccidia. In: Parasitic Protozoa. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6847-2_6

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