Biology:Plasmodium koreafense

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Short description: Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium koreafense
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. koreafense
Binomial name
Plasmodium koreafense
Perkins and Austin, 2009

Plasmodium koreafense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

Like all Plasmodium species P. koreafense 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 2009.[1]

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in New Guinea.

References

  1. Perkins, Susan L.; Austin, Christopher C. (2009). "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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5239584 entry