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Although the evolution of this genus has been studied by a number of authors, details are still being elucidated.
A study of DNA sequences suggests that the genus is paraphytic with ''[[Hepatocystis]]'' being related to the mammalian species and ''[[Polychromophilus]]'' being related to the reptile species.<ref name=Witsenburg2012>Witsenburg F, Salamin N, Christe P (2012) The evolutionary host switches of ''Polychromophilus'': a multi-gene phylogeny of the bat malaria genus suggests a second invasion of mammals by a haemosporidian parasite. Malar J 11:53. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-53 </ref> This study also supports the ancestor of ''Plasmodium'' being a ''[[Leucocytozoon]]'' like species and that ''Plasmodium'' is more closely related to the ''[[Haemoproteus]]'' - specifically the subgenus ''[[Haemoproteus|Parahaemoproteus]]'' - than to ''Leucocytozoon''.
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