family Plasmodiidae
Proper noun A taxonomic family within the order Haemosporida. It comprises single-celled parasitic protozoans known as malaria parasites. These organisms are characterized by a complex life cycle involving both vertebrate hosts (such as humans) and insect vectors (specifically mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles).
The term "Plasmodiidae" is used in formal, scientific contexts such as biology, parasitology, and medicine to classify and discuss the organisms responsible for malaria. * The life cycle of members of the family Plasmodiidae involves both asexual reproduction in the vertebrate liver and red blood cells and sexual reproduction in the mosquito vector. * Research into the Plasmodiidae focuses on interrupting their transmission cycle.
- Taxonomic Hierarchy: The family Plasmodiidae belongs to the phylum Apicomplexa, class Aconoidasida, and order Haemosporida. Its most medically significant genus is .
- Typographical Convention: In scientific writing, the family name is often italicized (). When referring to the family as a formal taxonomic rank, "family Plasmodiidae" is used.
- Plasmodiidae: The standard form of the family name.
- Plasmodium (noun): The genus within the family Plasmodiidae containing the species that cause malaria in various hosts (e.g., , ).
- Plasmodial (adjective): Of or relating to the family Plasmodiidae or the genus (e.g., plasmodial infection).
- Malaria parasites: This is a common, non-technical term for the pathogenic organisms classified within this family, particularly those of the genus .
The term "family Plasmodiidae" has a single, precise meaning in biological taxonomy. It does not have idiomatic or phrasal verb uses. Its core definition is inseparable from its role in the scientific classification of the malaria-causing parasites.
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malaria parasites
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