<P> Plasmodium belongs to the phylum Apicomplexa , a taxonomic group of single - celled parasites with characteristic secretory organelles at one end of the cell . Within Apicomplexa , Plasmodium is within the order Haemosporida , a group that includes all apicomplexans that live within blood cells . Based on the presence of the pigment hemozoin and the method of asexual reproduction , the order is further split into four families , of which Plasmodium is in the family Plasmodiidae . </P>
<P> Plasmodium belongs to the phylum Apicomplexa , a taxonomic group of single - celled parasites with characteristic secretory organelles at one end of the cell . Within Apicomplexa , Plasmodium is within the order Haemosporida , a group that includes all apicomplexans that live within blood cells . Based on the presence of the pigment hemozoin and the method of asexual reproduction , the order is further split into four families , of which Plasmodium is in the family Plasmodiidae . </P>
what type of reproduction takes place in plasmodium
what type of reproduction takes place in plasmodium
asexual
asexual