The Haemoproteidae are a family of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa.
The species in this family produce pigment and do not have an asexual cycle in the blood.
Taxonomy
The genera in this family are:
- Genus Johnsprentia Landau, Chavatte & Beveridge, 2012
- Genus Haemocystidium 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
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