Table 5.
Genera of piroplasm blood parasites.
| Assemblage | Genus | No. spp. |
Site of development in vertebrate |
Vertebrate hosts | Invertebrate vectors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| meronts | gamonts | |||||
| F: Babesiidae | Babesia | 100 | erythrocytes | erythrocytes | mammals, birds | ticks |
| F: Theileridae | Theileria | 15 | lymphocytes | erythrocytes | mainly ruminants, | ticks |
| F: Theileridae | Cytauxzoon | 4 | vascular endothelia | erythrocytes | carnivores | ticks |
| F: Haemohormidiidae |
Sauroplasma (Serpentoplasma) |
3 | erythrocytes | erythrocytes | lizards, snakes | ticks? |
| F: Haemohormidiidae |
Haemohormidium (Haematractidium) |
12 | erythrocytes | erythrocytes | tortoises, frogs, fish | leeches |