Plasmodium hydrochaeri
| Plasmodium vinckei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. hydrochaeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium hydrochaeri | |
Plasmodium hydrochaeri is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. hydrochaeri has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are rodents.
Description
This species was first described in 2009 by Dos Santos et al. [1]
The only known host is the capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris).
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in South America.
References
- ↑ Dos Santos L.C., Curotto S.M., de Moraes W., Cubas Z.S., Costa-Nascimento M.D., Filho I.R., Biondo A.W., Kirchgatter K. (2009) Detection of Plasmodium sp. in capybara. Vet. Parasitol.
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