You have four species of Plasmodium which causes malaria in humans. They are Plasmodium vivax, P. falciparum, P. ovale and P. malariae.

There are five types of malaria. The types are plasmodium vivax, plasmodium malariae, plasmodium ovale, plasmodium falciparum, and plasmodium knowlesi.

Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium malariae.

The protzoal parasite that causes Malaria are

Plasmodium Vivax

Plasmodium Falciparum

Plasmodium Malariae

Plasmodium Ovale

It is an intracellular parasite that inhabits the Red Blood Cells and the liver.

P. Falciparum cause Cerebral Malaria.

That species is called as Plasmodium falciparum. This species causes the most deadly infection of malaria. It is responsible for most of the deaths attributed to malaria.