Plasmodium cyclopsi
Plasmodium cyclopsi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. cyclopsi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
| Plasmodium cyclopsi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. cyclopsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium cyclopsi | |
Description
The parasite was first described by Landau and Chabaud in 1978.[1]
Geographical occurrence
This species was described in Gabon, Africa.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host species for this parasite is the cyclops roundleaf bat bat (Hipposideros cyclops).
References
- ↑ Landau I, and Chabaud AG. (1978) Description of P. cyclopsi n. sp. a parasite of the microchiropteran bat Hipposideros cyclops in Gabon. Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp. 53(3):247-253
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/16/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.