Haemosporidiasina (Haemosporidia) is a subclass of

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. T ...

ns described by

Jacques Euzéby Jacques Achille Marie Euzéby (August 11, 1920 – April 16, 2010) was a French parasitologist, born on in Bagnols-sur-Cèze.Le Figaro, April 20, 2010; Le Figaro, April 23, 2010; Le Monde, April 23, 2010. Euzéby specialized in the study of par ...

in 1988.Euzéby, J. (1988) Comparative Medical Protozoology, Vol. 3: Apicomplexa, 2: Haemosporidioses, Part 1: Plasmodiids, Haemoproteids, "Piroplasms" (general characters) The taxon is very similar to

Aconoidasida The Aconoidasida are a class of apicomplexan parasites created by Mehlhorn ''et al'' in 1980. Description Organisms in this class bear a tip at one end of their outer membrane. This apical complex includes vesicles called rhoptries and micronem ...

Taxonomy

Haemosporidiasina is divided into 2

order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

s: Order Chromatorida (with pigmented intraerythrocytic parasites) Suborder

Laveraniina Laveraniina is a suborder of parasitic alveolates in the phylum 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- ...

*Family

Plasmodiidae The Plasmodiidae are a family (biology), family of apicomplexan parasites, including the type genus ''Plasmodium'', which is responsible for malaria. This family was erected in 1903 by Mesnil and is one of the four families in the Order (biology) ...

** Genus ''

Bioccala Bioccala is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexia. Taxonomy This subgenus was raised to genus status by Landau ''et al.'' in 1984. Hosts * Big brown bat ('' Eptesicus fuscus'') * Intermediate roundleaf bat (' ...

'' Landau ''et al'' 1984 ** Genus ''

Biguetiella The type species of this genus is ''Biguetiella minuta''. Taxonomy The genus was described by Landau ''et al.'' in 1984.Landau I., Baccam D., Ratanaworabhan N., Yenbutra S., Boulard Y., Chabaud A.G. (1984) New Haemoproteidae parasites of ''Ch ...

'' Landau ''et al'' 1984 ** Genus ''

Billbraya ''Billbraya'' is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexia. It contains a single recognised species, ''Billbraya australis''. Description This genus was described in 1990 by Paperna and Landau. The genus is named after the p ...

'' Paperna & Landau 1990 ** Genus ''

Dionisia ''Dionisia'' is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexia. The type species of this genus is ''Dionisia bunoi''. Taxonomy The genus was described by Landau ''et al.'' in 1980. Description The gametocytes are sexu ...

'' Landau ''et al'' 1980 ** Genus ''

Hepatocystis ''Hepatocystis'' is a genus of parasites transmitted by midges of the genus ''Culicoides''. Hosts include Old World primates, bats, hippopotamus and squirrels. This genus is not found in the New World. The genus was erected by Levaditi and Schoe ...

'' Miller 1908 ** Genus ''

Mesnilium ''Mesnilium'' is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexia. Its vertebrate hosts are fish. The vectors are not presently known but are thought likely to be leeches. Taxonomy The genus was created in 1972 by Misra, Hald ...

'' Misra, Haldar & Chakravarty 1972 ** Genus ''

Nycteria ''Nycteria'' is a genus of protozoan parasites that belong to the phylum Apicomplexa. It is composed of vector-borne haemosporidian parasites that infect a wide range of mammals such as primates, rodents and bats. Its vertebrate hosts are bats. ...

'' Garnham and Heisch 1953 ** Genus ''

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 blood-feeding insect host which then injects parasites into a vert ...

'' Marchiafava & Celli 1885 ** Genus ''

Polychromophilus The genus ''Polychromophilus'' consists of obligate intracellular eukaryotic Parasitism, parasites that infect bats from every continent except Antarctica. They are transmitted by bat flies, which act as an insect vector as well as the parasite� ...

'' Landau ''et al'' 1984 ** Genus ''

Rayella ''Rayella'' is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexia. Its vertebrate hosts are flying squirrels. The vectors are not presently known. Taxonomy This genus was described by Dasgupta in 1967. Hosts *''R. gigantica'' ...

'' Dasgupta 1967 ** Genus ''

Saurocytozoon ''Saurocytozoon'' is a genus of parasitic alveolates. They infect reptiles and are thought to be transmitted by mosquitoes. Only two species have been described to date. Their relationship with the other members of this order is not presently cle ...

'' Lainson & Shaw 1969 ** Genus ''

Vetufebrus ''Vetufebrus'' is an extinct genus of haemospororida in the family Plasmodiidae. At the time of its description the new genus comprised a single species ''Vetufebrus ovatus'' known from a single Miocene Dominican amber fossil found on Hispaniola ...

'' Poinar 2011 *Family

Haemoproteidae The Haemoproteidae are a family of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa.Euzéby J (1988) Comparative Medical Protozoology, Vol. 3: Apicomplexa, 2: Haemosporidioses, Part 1: Plasmodiids, Haemoproteids, Piroplasms (general characters Th ...

** Genus '' Johnsprentia'' Landau, Chavatte & Beveridge 2012 ** Genus '' Haemocystidium'' Castellani and Willey 1904, emend. Telford 1996 ** Genus ''

Haemoproteus ''Haemoproteus'' is a genus of alveolates that are parasitic in birds, reptiles and amphibians. Its name is derived from Greek: ''Haima'', "blood", and ''Proteus'', a sea god who had the power of assuming different shapes. The name ''Haemoproteu ...

'' Kruse 1890 ** Genus ''

Paleohaemoproteus ''Paleohaemoproteus'' is an extinct genus of ''Haemoproteus'' like organisms. The type species and only known example is that of an isolate found in the abdominal cavity of a female biting midge trapped 100 million years ago in amber found in My ...

'' Poinar and Telford 2005 ** Genus '' Sprattiella'' Landau ''et al'' 2012 Order

Achromatorida Achromatorida is an order (biology), order of non-pigmented intraerythrocytic parasitic alveolates belonging to the subclass Haemosporidiasina. The order was created by Jacques Euzéby in 1988. The taxonomy of these organisms has been one of som ...

(with non-pigmented intraerythrocytic parasites) Suborder Babesiina includes agents of piroplasmosis ''sensu stricto'' *Family

Babesiidae Babesiidae is a family of protists belonging to the order Piroplasmida. Genera: * ''Babesia ''Babesia'', also called ''Nuttallia'', is an apicomplexan parasite that infects red blood cells and is transmitted by ticks. Originally discovered ...

This family excludes species that undergo schizogony in lymphocytes before parasitizing erythrocytes: such species belong to the genus ''

Theileria ''Theileria'' is a genus of parasites that belongs to the phylum Apicomplexa, and is closely related to ''Plasmodium''. Two ''Theileria'' species, ''T. annulata'' and ''T. parva'', are important cattle parasites. ''T. annulata'' causes tropical ...

'' **Genus ''

Babesia ''Babesia'', also called ''Nuttallia'', is an apicomplexan parasite that infects red blood cells and is transmitted by ticks. Originally discovered by the Romanian bacteriologist Victor Babeș in 1888, over 100 species of ''Babesia'' have since ...

'' Starcovici 1893 **Genus '' Entopolypoides'' Mayer 1933 **Genus '' Echinozoon'' Garnham 1951 **Genus '' Microbabesia'' Sohns 1918 **Genus '' Rangelia'' **Genus '' Tunetella'' Brumpt & Lavier 1935 *Family Haemohormidiidae has several genera, including: **Genus '' Cardiosporidium'' Van Gaver & Stephan 1907 **Genus '' Cristalloidophora'' Porchet 1978 **Genus '' Dobellia'' Brumpt 1913 **Genus '' Echinococcidium'' Brasil 1902 **Genus '' Globidiellum'' Eisen 1895 **Genus '' Haemohormidium'' Léger & Duboscq 1910 **Genus '' Joyeuxella'' Brasil 1902 **Genus '' Rhabdospora'' Landau, Boulard & Houin 1969 **Genus '' Sauroplasma'' Starcovici 1893 **Genus ''

Spermatobium ''Spermatobium'' is a genus of parasites of the phylum Apicomplexa. It infects oligochaete worms. History This genus was described by Eisen in 1895.Eisen G (1895) On the various stages of development of ''Spermatobium'' with notes on other paras ...

'' Garnham 1951 **Genus '' Toxocystis'' Henry 1910 **Genus '' Trophosphaera'' du Toit 1938 Suborder Theileriina includes parasites of

erythrocytes Red blood cells (RBCs), also referred to as red cells, red blood corpuscles (in humans or other animals not having nucleus in red blood cells), haematids, erythroid cells or erythrocytes (from Greek ''erythros'' for "red" and ''kytos'' for "holl ...

and diverse

white blood cell White blood cells, also called leukocytes or leucocytes, are the cell (biology), cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign invaders. All white blood cells are produced and de ...

s with sexual reproduction by exoerythrocytic or by exo- and endoerythrocytic schizogony. *Family

Theileriidae Theileriidae is a family of parasites in the order Piroplasmida. It includes the genus ''Theileria ''Theileria'' is a genus of parasites that belongs to the phylum Apicomplexa, and is closely related to '' Plasmodium''. Two ''Theileria'' spec ...

du Toit 1918 **Genus ''

'' Bettencourt, Franca and Borges 1907 *Family

Leucocytozoidae ''Leucocytozoon '' (or ''Leukocytozoon'') is a genus of parasitic Alveolata, alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa (which also includes the malaria parasites). The species of this genus use either blackflies (''Simulium'' species) or a ...

Fallis and Bennett 1961 **Genus ''

Leucocytozoon ''Leucocytozoon '' (or ''Leukocytozoon'') is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa (which also includes the malaria parasites). The species of this genus use either blackflies ('' Simulium'' species) or a biting mi ...

'' *Family

Garniidae The Garniidae are a family of parasites in the phylum Apicomplexia. Like many species in the Apicomplexia, all species in this family have two hosts in their lifecycles – one in a vertebrate and one in an invertebrate. The vertebrate host ...

Lainson, Landau and Shaw 1971 **Genus ''

Fallisia ''Fallisia'' is a genus of the family Plasmodiidae'' The genus was created by Lainson, Landau and Shaw in 1974. A revision of the genus ''Plasmodium'' by Levine in 1985 considered this subgenus to be a synonym of ''Plasmodium''. The description ...

'' **Genus '' Garnia'' **Genus ''

Progarnia ''Progarnia'' is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexia. History The genus was described in 1995 by Lainson. Description Merogony occurs principally in leucocytes and thrombocytes and to a lesser extent in the ...

References

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