Plasmodium achromaticum
Plasmodium achromaticum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. achromaticum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
| Plasmodium achromaticum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. achromaticum |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium achromaticum | |
Description
The parasite was first described by Yakimoff and Stolinikoff in 1912.
Vectors
Not known.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host for this species is the bat Achromaticum versperuginus.
References
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