Plasmodium vinckei is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. vinckei has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are rodents.
| Plasmodium vinckei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. vinckei |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium vinckei |
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This species was first described in 1952 by Rodhain. Several subspecies have been described since.[1][2]
This species is found in Central Africa including the Congo and Nigeria.