Plasmodium cercopitheci
Plasmodium cercopitheci is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. cercopitheci has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
| Plasmodium cercopitheci | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. cercopitheci |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium cercopitheci | |
Description
The parasite was first described by Thieler in 1930.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host for this species is the monkey Cercopithecis nictitans.
References
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