Plasmodium lagopi

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.

Plasmodium lagopi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemosporida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species: P. lagopi
Binomial name
Plasmodium lagopi

Description

The parasite was first described by Oliger in 1956.

Vectors

Not known.

References


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