Anthemosomatidae fam. n. (Protozoa: Apicomplexa)

Anthemosomatidae fam. n. is proposed for the apicomplexan protozoan genus Anthemosoma. It is placed in the order Piroplasmorida Wenyon, 1926. This genus appears intermediate between the haemospororids and the piroplasmorids. Since its discovery in Ethiopia, Anthemo- soma garnhami, an apicomplexan protozoan parasite occurring in the erythrocytes of the