Plasmodium tyrio

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Plasmodium tyrio is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.

Like all Plasmodium species P. tyrio has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

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

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[edit] Description

The parasite was first described by de Mello, Fernandes, Correia and Lobo in 1928.

[edit] Geographical occurrence

[edit] Clinical features and host pathology

The only knonw host of this species is the anteater Manus pentadactyla.

[edit] References

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