Plasmodium landauae

Plasmodium landauae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.

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

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

Geographical occurrence

This species occurs in Africa.

Vectors

Not known.

Clinical features and host pathology

This species infects flying squirrels (Anomalurus species).

References


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