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
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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