Plasmodium josephinae

Plasmodium josephinae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba.

Like all Plasmodium species P. josephinae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Plasmodium josephinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemosporida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species: P. josephinae
Binomial name
Plasmodium josephinae

Description

This species was described by Peláez in 1967.

Geographical occurrence

This species occurs in Mexico.

References


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