| Plasmodium percygarnhami | |
|---|---|
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. percygarnhami
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium percygarnhami Landau et al., 1989
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Plasmodium percygarnhami is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. percygarnhami has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Landau et al. in 1989. [1]
Distribution
This species is found in Madagascar.
Hosts
The only known host is the lemur Lemur macaco macaco.
References
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^ Landau, I.; Lepers, J.-P.; Rabetafika, L.; Baccam, D.; Peters, W.; Coulanges, P. (1989).
"Plasmodies de Lémuriens Malgaches". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 64 (3): 171–184.
doi:
10.1051/parasite/1989643171.
ISSN
0003-4150.
PMID
2764452.
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