Paleohaemoproteus

Haemoproteus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemosporida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Paleohaemoproteus
Species

Paleohaemoproteus burmacis

Paleohaemoproteus is an extinct genus of Haemoproteus like organisms.

The type species and only known example is that of an isolate found in the abdominal cavity of a female biting midge trapped 100 million years ago in amber found in Myanmar.[1]

The amber has been dated to the Early Cretaceous epoch.

References

  1. G. Poinar Jr., S.R. Telford Jr. (2005) Paleohaemoproteus burmacis gen. n., sp. n. (Haemospororida: Plasmodiidae) from an Early Cretaceous biting midge (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Parasitol. 131(1)79-84
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