Biology:Plasmodium lagopi

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Short description: Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium lagopi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. lagopi
Binomial name
Plasmodium lagopi
Oliger, 1956

Plasmodium lagopi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Oliger in 1956.[1]

Vectors

Not known.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5239657 entry