Plasmodium tyrio
Plasmodium tyrio is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. tyrio has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
| Plasmodium tyrio | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. tyrio |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium tyrio | |
Description
The parasite was first described by de Mello, Fernandes, Correia and Lobo in 1928.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host of this species is the anteater Manus pentadactyla.