Plasmodium heischi
Plasmodium heischi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemospororida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Plasmodium |
Species: | P. heischi |
Binomial name | |
Plasmodium heischi Garnham and Telford, 1984 |
Plasmodium heischi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba. As in all Plasmodium species P. heischi, has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Taxonomy
[edit]The parasite was first described by Garnham and Telford in 1984.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species was described in Kenya.
Hosts
[edit]The only host for this species are the skinks Mabuya striata.
References
[edit]- ^ Garnham, P. C.; Telford Jr., S. R. (1984). "A new malaria parasite Plasmodium (Sauramoeba) heischi in skinks (Mabuya striata) from Nairobi, with a brief discussion of the distribution of malaria parasites in the family Scincidae". The Journal of Protozoology. 31 (4): 518–521. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1984.tb05494.x. PMID 6512723.