Plasmodium achiotense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. sandoshami has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
| Plasmodium sandoshami | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. sandoshami |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium sandoshami |
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The parasite was first described by Dunn et al. in 1963.[1]
This species was named after Dr. A. A. Sandosham, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine in Singapore, University of Malaya
This species is found in Malaya.
The only known host is the Sunda Flying Lemur (Galeopterus variegatus).