Plasmodium pulmophilium
Plasmodium pulmophilium is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. pulmophilium has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
| Plasmodium pulmophilium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. pulmophilium |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium pulmophilium | |
Description
P. pulmophilium was described from the blood of flying squirrels in the Ivory Coast.[1]
Geographical occurrence
P. pulmophilium has only been described in the Ivory Coast.[1]
Role in disease
P. pulmophilium has only been described from the blood of Anomalurus peli. It is not known if it causes disease in this host.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Killick-Kendrick R (1973). "Parasitic protozoa of the blood of rodents. III. Two new malaria parasites of Anomalurine flying squirrels of the Ivory Coast". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparee. 48 (5): 639–651. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
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