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Subclass: | Haemosporidiasina Euzéby, 1988
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Haemosporidiasina (Haemosporidia) is a subclass of apicomplexans described by Jacques Euzéby in 1988.[1] The taxon is very similar to Aconoidasida.
Haemosporidiasina is divided into 2 orders:
Order Chromatorida (with pigmented intraerythrocytic parasites)
Suborder Laveraniina
Order Achromatorida (with non-pigmented intraerythrocytic parasites)
Suborder Babesiina includes agents of piroplasmosis sensu stricto
Suborder Theileriina includes parasites of erythrocytes and diverse white blood cells with sexual reproduction by exoerythrocytic or by exo- and endoerythrocytic schizogony.