Figure 1

Cladogram of Apicomplexan organisms used in this study. Note the branches of the cladogram are incomplete and are intended only to display relative relationships between the 13 organisms investigated. The dotted branch lines for Cryptosporidium spp. indicate the undefined relationship of these early branching Apicomplexan parasites that lack the apicoplast organelle. Information to the left provides information regarding order/sub-order, with the families of these organisms reported to the right.