Biology:Plasmodium gemini

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Plasmodium gemini
Scientific classification
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Binomial name
Plasmodium gemini
Perkins and Austin, 2008

Plasmodium gemini is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium. Like all Plasmodium species P. gemini has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Description

The parasite was first described by Perkins and Austin in 2008.[1]

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in New Guinea.

References

  1. Perkins, Susan L.; Austin, Christopher C. (2008). "Four new species of Plasmodium from New Guinea lizards: integrating morphology and molecules". Journal of Parasitology 95 (2): 424–433. doi:10.1645/GE-1750.1. PMID 18823150. 

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