The Haemoproteidae are a family of parasitic
alveolates in the
phylum
In biology, a phylum (; plural: phyla) is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. Traditionally, in botany the term division has been used instead of phylum, although the International Code of Nomenclatu ...
Apicomplexa
The Apicomplexa (also called Apicomplexia) are a large phylum of parasitic alveolates. Most of them possess a unique form of organelle that comprises a type of non-photosynthetic plastid called an apicoplast, and an apical complex structure. The ...
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[Euzéby J (1988) Comparative Medical Protozoology, Vol. 3: Apicomplexa, 2: Haemosporidioses, Part 1: Plasmodiids, Haemoproteids, Piroplasms (general characters]
The species in this family produce pigment and do not have an asexual cycle in the
blood
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Taxonomy
The genera in this family are:
* Genus ''
Johnsprentia''
Landau, Chavatte & Beveridge, 2012
* Genus ''
Haemocystidium
''Haemocystidium'' is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexia.
History
The genus ''Haemocystidium'' was created to give a name to the haemoproteid of a gecko belonging to the genus '' Hemidactylus'' in Sri Lanka by ...
''
Castellani and Willey, 1904, emend. Telford, 1996
* Genus ''
Haemoproteus''
Kruse, 1890
** Subgenus ''Parahaemoproteus''
Bennett ''et al.'', 1965
** Subgenus ''Haemoproteus''
* Genus ''
Paleohaemoproteus''
Poinar and Telford, 2005
* Genus ''
Sprattiella''
Landau ''et al.'', 2012
References
Haemosporida
Apicomplexa families
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