Plasmodium inopinatum

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

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

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Resseler in 1952 [1]

Geographical occurrence

This species was described in Belgium.

References

  1. ^ Resseler R. (1956) A new rat Plasmodium in Belgium: Plasmodium inopinatum n. sp. Ann. Soc. Belg. Med. Trop. 36(3):259-263