| Plasmodium koreafense | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. koreafense
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium koreafense Perkins and Austin, 2009
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Plasmodium koreafense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. koreafense has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description
The parasite was first described by Perkins and Austin in 2009. [1]
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in New Guinea.
References
- ^ Perkins, Susan L.; Austin, Christopher C. (2009). "Four new species of Plasmodium from New Guinea lizards: integrating morphology and molecules". Journal of Parasitology. 95 (2): 424–433. doi: 10.1645/GE-1750.1. PMID 18823150. S2CID 37179038.
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