Plasmodium acuminatum
Plasmodium acuminatum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. acuminatum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Plasmodium acuminatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Protista |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemosporida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Plasmodium |
Species: | P. acuminatum |
Binomial name | |
Plasmodium acuminatum | |
Description
The parasite was first described by Pringle in 1960.
Vectors
Not known.
References
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