Paleohaemoproteus
Haemoproteus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Superphylum: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemosporida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Paleohaemoproteus |
Species | |
Paleohaemoproteus burmacis |
Paleohaemoproteus is an extinct genus of Haemoproteus like organisms.
The type species and only known example is that of an isolate found in the abdominal cavity of a female biting midge trapped 100 million years ago in amber found in Myanmar.[1]
The amber has been dated to the Early Cretaceous epoch.
References
- ↑ G. Poinar Jr., S.R. Telford Jr. (2005) Paleohaemoproteus burmacis gen. n., sp. n. (Haemospororida: Plasmodiidae) from an Early Cretaceous biting midge (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Parasitol. 131(1)79-84
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