| Haemoproteus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Paleohaemoproteus |
| Species | |
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Paleohaemoproteus burmacis |
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Paleohaemoproteus is an extinct genus of Haemoproteus like organisms.
The type species and only known example is that of an isolate found in the abdominal cavity of a female biting midge trapped 100 million years ago in amber found in Myanmar.[1]
The amber has been dated to the Early Cretaceous era.
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