Merozoite

As merozoite (from the Greek. Meros , Part 'and zoon , Animal', creatures') is referred to in biology by merogony emerged asexually from mother cells (meronts) daughter cells at Apicomplexa and microsporidia . Merozoites are mobile, elongated and usually have a cell nucleus . They have a so-called apical complex that enables them to attack other cells.

literature

• Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna et al .: Textbook of Parasitology for Veterinary Medicine . Georg Thieme Verlag, 3rd edition 2012, ISBN 9783830412052 , p. 617.