Plasmodium sandoshami
| Plasmodium sandoshami | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. sandoshami
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium sandoshami Dunn et al., 1963
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Plasmodium achiotense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. sandoshami has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Taxonomy[]
The parasite was first described by Dunn et al. in 1963.[1]
This species was named after Dr. A. A. Sandosham, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine in Singapore, University of Malaya
Distribution[]
This species is found in Malaysia.
Hosts[]
The only known host is the Sunda Flying Lemur (Galeopterus variegatus).
References[]
- ^ Dunn, F. L., Eyles, D. E., and Yap, L. F. (1963) Plasmodium sandoshami sp. nov., a new species of malaria parasite from the Malayan flying lemur. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 57: 75-81
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