I'm reading a nice book on parasitology, Modern Parasitology, edited by F.E.G. Cox (2nd edition, 1993). It says that there are nearly 10,000 species of parasitic protozoa! They also give a nice outline classification of the parasitic protozoa: (in red are ones my team are interested in)
Kingdom Protista (Single-celled eukaryotes)
Group 1 : The flagellated protozoa (locomotion by flagella)
Phylum Kinetoplasta (1-2 flagella, kinetoplast present)
Order Trypanosomatida eg. Leishmania, Trypanosoma
Phylum Metamonada
Order Retortamonadida eg. Chilomastix, Retortamonas
Order Diplomonadida eg. Enteromonas, Giardia
Phylum Parabasalia
Order Trichomodadida eg. Dientmoeba, Histomonas, Trichomonas
Group 2 : The amoeboid protozoa (locomotion by pseudopodia)
Phylum Rhizopoda
Order Euamoebida eg. Entamoeba
Group 3 : The spore forming protozoa (no obvious means of locomotion)
Phylum Sporozoa (= Apicomplexa)
Order Eimeriida eg. Eimeria, Isospora, Sarcocystis, Toxoplasma
Order Haemosporidida eg. Plasmodium
Order Piroplasmida eg. Babesia, Theileria
Phylum Microsporidia
Order Microsporidida eg. Encephalitozoon, Nosema
Group 4 : The ciliated protozoa (locomotion by cilia)
Phylum Ciliophora
Order Trichostomatida eg. Balantidium
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