Plasmodium josephinae
Plasmodium josephinae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. josephinae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
| Plasmodium josephinae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. josephinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium josephinae | |
Description
This species was described by Peláez in 1967.
Geographical occurrence
This species occurs in Mexico.