Halin halittar Piroplasma yana nufin rukuni na ƙwayoyin cuta na protozoan waɗanda ke cutar da jajayen ƙwayoyin jini na vertebrates, gami da dabbobi masu shayarwa, tsuntsaye, da dabbobi masu rarrafe. Kwayoyin da ke cikin wannan nau'in suna yaduwa ta hanyar cizon kaska kuma suna iya haifar da cututtuka a cikin majiɓincin su, tare da alamu kamar zazzabi, anemia, da kuma gajiya. Piroplasma parasites ana siffanta su da samuwar sifofi masu siffar pear a cikin ƙwayoyin jajayen jinin da suka kamu da cutar, kuma yanayin rayuwarsu ya ƙunshi duka ƙwayar kaska da mai masaukin kashin baya.