What is Plasmodiidae?
{{Taxobox | name = Plasmodiidae | image = Plasmodium_vivax_01.png | image_width = 240px | image_caption = A mature ''Plasmodium vivax'' | domain = [[Eukaryota]] | regnum = [[Chromalveolata]] | superphylum = [[Alveolata]] | phylum = [[Apicomplexa]] | classis = [[Aconoidasida]] | ordo = '''Haemosporida''' | familia = '''Plasmodiidae''' }} The '''Plasmodiidae''' are a family of [[apicomplexa]]n [[parasite]]s, including the type genus ''[[Plasmodium]]'', which is responsible for [[malaria]]. This genus was created in [[1903]] by Mesnil. They are one of the four families in the order '''Haemosporida'''. [[category:Apicomplexa]]