Biology:Plasmodium cyclopsi
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Short description: Species of single-celled organism
| Plasmodium cyclopsi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. cyclopsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium cyclopsi Landau and Chabaud, 1978
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Plasmodium cyclopsi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. cyclopsi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Landau and Chabaud in 1978.[1]
Distribution
This species was described in Gabon.
Hosts
The only known host species for this parasite is the cyclops roundleaf bat (Hipposideros cyclops).
References
- ↑ Landau, I.; Chabaud, A.-G. (1978). "Description de Plasmodium cyclopsi n. sp. parasite du Microchiroptère Hipposideros cyclops à Makokou (Gabon)". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée 53 (3): 247–253. doi:10.1051/parasite/1978533247. PMID 697287. https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/abs/1978/03/parasite1978533p247/parasite1978533p247.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q7201871 entry
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