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Domain; Phylum; Class; Order; family [Others may be used.  Use [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/ NCBI] link to find]
Eukaryota (Domain); Apicomplexa (Phylum); Aconoidasida (Class); Haemosporida (Order); Plasmodiidae (family); Plasmodium (genus)


   
   
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===Species===
===Species===


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''Genus species''
 


==Description and Significance==
==Description and Significance==

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Classification

Eukaryota (Domain); Apicomplexa (Phylum); Aconoidasida (Class); Haemosporida (Order); Plasmodiidae (family); Plasmodium (genus)


Species

Plasmodium ovale

Description and Significance

Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.


Genome Structure

Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?


Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.


Ecology and Pathogenesis

Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.

If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.


References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.


Author

Page authored by Mason Clark, Anna Darlington, Kara Cotton, & Hanna Elberson, students of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.