Plasmodium inopinatum
Plasmodium inopinatum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. inopinatum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Plasmodium inopinatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
(unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemospororida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Plasmodium |
Species: | P. inopinatum
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Binomial name | |
Plasmodium inopinatum Resseler, 1952
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Taxonomy[]
The parasite was first described by Resseler in 1952.[1]
Distribution[]
This species was described in Belgium.
References[]
- ^ Resseler R. (1956) A new rat Plasmodium in Belgium: Plasmodium inopinatum n. sp. Ann. Soc. Belg. Med. Trop. 36(3):259-263
Categories:
- Plasmodium
- Plasmodium stubs