Biology:Plasmodium booliati
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Short description: Species of single-celled organism
| Plasmodium booliati | |
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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. booliati
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium booliati Sandosham et al., 1965
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Plasmodium booliati is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. booliati has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Sandosham et al. in 1965.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in Malaya.
Vectors
Not known.
Hosts
The only known host of this species is the Malayan giant flying squirrel.
References
- ↑ Sandosham A.A., Yap L.F., Omar I. (1965) A malaria parasite, Plasmodium (Vinckeia) booliati sp.nov., from a Malayan giant flying squirrel. Med. J. Malaya 20(1):3-7
Wikidata ☰ Q7201848 entry
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