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.

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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