Biology:Paleohaemoproteus

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Short description: Extinct genus of flies

Paleohaemoproteus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Paleohaemoproteus
Species
  • Paleohaemoproteus burmacis

Paleohaemoproteus is an extinct genus of Haemoproteus like organisms.

The type species and only known example is that of an isolate found in the abdominal cavity of a female biting midge trapped 100 million years ago in amber found in Myanmar.[1]

The amber has been dated to the Early Cretaceous epoch.

References

  1. "Paleohaemoproteus burmacis gen. n., sp. n. (Haemospororida: Plasmodiidae) from an Early Cretaceous biting midge (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)". Parasitology 131 (1): 79–84. 2005. doi:10.1017/S0031182005007298. PMID 16038399. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7127160 entry