566 BIOLOGY OF THE PROTOZOA 



Family 6. Lankesterellidae Reichenow 1921. 

 Development takes place in gut cells of lizard; 



sporozoites in blood cells .■ Genus Shellackia 



Development takes place in endothelial cells 

 of bloodvessels; merozoites and gameto- 



cy tes in blood cells of frog Genus LankestereUa 



1. Synonyms of Aggregata: Klossia octopiana, Benedenia, L6geria, 

 Eucoccidium, Legerina, etc. 



Sub-order 2. Haemosporidiina (Haemosporidia Danilewsky). 



The entire asexual cycle occurs in the blood 



(malaria) Family Plasmodiidae 



Only gametocytes are present in the blood 



Family Haemoproteidae 

 Family 1. Plasmodiidae Mesnil 1903. 



One genus — Plasmodium Marchiafava and Celli 

 Family 2. Haemoproteidae Doflein 1916. 

 Melanin pigment produced ; gametocytes hal- 

 ter-shape Genus Haemoproteus Kruse 



No melanin pigment produced; blood cells 



much distorted Genus Leucocytozoon Danilewski 



Sub-order 3. Babesima (Piroplasmodea). 



Schizogony in red blood cells Family Babesiidae Poche 



Schizogony in endothelial cells of bloodvessels 



Family Theileriidae 

 Family Babesiidae Poche 1913. 



One genus with several sub-genera .... Genus Babesia Starcovici 

 Family Theileriidae Franca and Borges 1907. 



One genus with possible sub-genera . . . Genus Theileria Bettencourt, 



Franca and Borges 

 Order 2. Adeleida. 



Resistant, unchanging oocyst. . .Sub-order 1. Adeleina 

 With delicate oocyst, enlarging with growth 



Sub-order 2. Haemogregarinina 



Sub-order Adeleina (Adeleidae Leger 1911). Families. 



1 . Zygote asponxystid 2 



Zygote forms sporocysts 3 



2. Microgametocyte produces many micro- 



gametes Family 3. Dobelliidae 



Microgametocyte produces only 4 micro- 

 gametes Family 4. Legerellidae 



3. Each sporocyst has a small number (2, 4, 6) 



of sporozoites Family 1. Adeleidae 



Each sporocyst has many sporozoites 



(±30) Family 2. Klossielidae 



Family 1. Adeleidae. 



1. Each sporocyst has 2 sporozoites 2 



Each sporocyst has 4 or more sporozoites. . 3 



2. Macrogametes with finger-form process— 



sporocysts few, spherical Genus Adelina Hesse 



Macrogametes spheroidal — sporocysts nu- 

 merous, discoid Genus Adelea Schneider 



