Biology:Plasmodium cercopitheci
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Short description: Species of single-celled organism
| Plasmodium cercopitheci | |
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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. cercopitheci
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium cercopitheci Thieler, 1930
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Plasmodium cercopitheci is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium (subgenus Vinckeia) which infects the monkey Cercopithecis nictitans. The insect host of P. cercopitheci is unknown.
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Thieler in 1930.[1]
Hosts
The only known host for this species is the monkey Cercopithecis nictitans.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Coatney, G. Robert; Roudabush, Robert L. (1936). "A Catalog and Host-Index of the Genus Plasmodium". The Journal of Parasitology 22 (4): 338. doi:10.2307/3271859.
Wikidata ☰ Q12505739 entry
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