The<unk>  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.
Plasmodiidae
Plasmodium
Trypanosoma
Helper virus
Neorickettsia
Leishmania
Astroviridae
Amoeba