A micropyle is a pore in the membrane covering the
ovum, through which a sperm enters.
Micropyles are also found in
sporozoite
Apicomplexans, a group of intracellular parasites, have life cycle stages that allow them to survive the wide variety of environments they are exposed to during their complex life cycle. Each stage in the life cycle of an apicomplexan organis ...
s of some digenetic microorganisms such as ''
Plasmodium
''Plasmodium'' is a genus of unicellular eukaryotes that are obligate parasites of vertebrates and insects. The life cycles of ''Plasmodium'' species involve development in a Hematophagy, blood-feeding insect host (biology), host which then inj ...
'' at the anterior part of the cell that ultimately leads towards the apical cap. Examples of other organisms that have micropyles are the ''
Bombyx mandarina''
and the ''
Ceratitis capitata''.
References
Reproduction
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