Ophidiella
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Ophidiella is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium created in 1966 by Garnham.[1]
It was created as a subgenus for the then only known species infecting snakes - Plasmodium wenyoni.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Chromalveolata |
Superphylum: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemosporida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Plasmodium |
Diagnostic features
Species in this subgenus infect snakes.
Species in this subgenus
References
- ↑ Garnham P.C.C. (1966) Malaria Parasites and Other Haemosporidia. Oxford, Blackwell
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