Plasmodium minuoviride
Plasmodium minuoviride is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. minuoviride has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
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| Species: | P. minuoviride
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| Plasmodium minuoviride | |
Description[]
The parasite was first described by Perkins and Austin in 2008.[1]
The name is derived from the Latin "to draw green blood". The host species Prasinohaema prehensicauda has green blood.
Geographical occurrence[]
This species is found in New Guinea.
Hosts[]
This species infects the skink Prasinohaema prehensicauda.
References[]
- ^ Perkins S.L., Austin C. (2008) Four new species of Plasmodium from New Guinea lizards: Integrating morphology and molecules. J. Parasitol.
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