Which statement about microsporidia is false?
A) They lack true mitochondria.
B) They are parasites of animals.
C) They contain mitosomes.
D) They are among the smallest eukaryotes known.
E) They infect their host by invading the cells with branching hyphae.

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Microsporidia do not infect their host by invading the cells with branching hyphae. Instead, they have specialized organelles called polar tubes that they use to inject their spores directly into host cells. The other statements are true: microsporidia lack true mitochondria and contain mitosomes, they are parasites of animals, and they are among the smallest eukaryotes known.

Which Statement About Microsporidia Is False