The Plasmodiidae are a 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 Haemospororida.
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The Plasmodiidae are a 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 Haemospororida.
== Diagnostic criteria == The diagnostic criteria of the Plasmodiidae are: Macrogametes and microgamonts develop independently Meiosis is absent Microgametocyte produces eight flagellated microgametes Zygote is motile (known as an ookinete) Conoid present in ookinete stage only Sporozoites naked in oocyst (that is without a sporocyst) Sporozoites have three walls Heteroxenous: merogony and gamogony occur in vertebrate host, and fertilization and sporogony in definitive host (a blood-sucking insect) Hemozoin pigment is produced
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