Plasmodium wenyoni
Plasmodium wenyoni is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. wenyoni has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
| Plasmodium achiotense | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. wenyoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium wenyoni | |
Description
The parasite was first described by Garnham in 1965.[1] The original host was a Thamnodynastes pallidus that died in a London zoo in 1934.
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Brazil, South America.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known hosts of this species are snakes.
The insect vectors for this species are mosquitoes of the genus Culex.
Fever in the infected snake is irregular.
References
- ↑ Garnham P.C. (1965) Plasmodium wenyoni sp. nov., a malaria parasite of a Brazilian snake. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 59:277-279
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