Biology:Plasmodium inopinatum

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Short description: Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium inopinatum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. inopinatum
Binomial name
Plasmodium inopinatum
Resseler, 1952

Plasmodium inopinatum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. inopinatum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Resseler in 1952.[1]

Distribution

This species was described in Belgium.

References

  1. Resseler R. (1956) A new rat Plasmodium in Belgium: Plasmodium inopinatum n. sp. Ann. Soc. Belg. Med. Trop. 36(3):259-263

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