TAXONOMY FOR PLASMODIUM
Domain Eukaryota
Contains a nucleus
Kingdom Protista
Characteristics include eukaryotic, autotroph and heterotroph, and are mostly single-celled
Phylum Apicomplexa
They are single-celled and spore-forming (Wikipedia, 2019)
Class Sporozoasida
Large class of protozoans (n.d., medical-dictionary)
Order Eucoccidiorida
Microscopic, single-celled parasites that belong to the apicomplexan class (Wikipedia, 2019)
Family Plasmodiidae
Family of apicomplexan parasite that include the type of genus Plasmodium which is also responsible for malaria (Wikipedia, 2019)
Genus Plasmodium
Species Falciparum, malariae, ovale, vivax, knowlesi
(Keas, B)
Contains a nucleus
Kingdom Protista
Characteristics include eukaryotic, autotroph and heterotroph, and are mostly single-celled
Phylum Apicomplexa
They are single-celled and spore-forming (Wikipedia, 2019)
Class Sporozoasida
Large class of protozoans (n.d., medical-dictionary)
Order Eucoccidiorida
Microscopic, single-celled parasites that belong to the apicomplexan class (Wikipedia, 2019)
Family Plasmodiidae
Family of apicomplexan parasite that include the type of genus Plasmodium which is also responsible for malaria (Wikipedia, 2019)
Genus Plasmodium
Species Falciparum, malariae, ovale, vivax, knowlesi
(Keas, B)