Plasmodium icipeensis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
| Plasmodium icipeensis | |
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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. icipeensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium icipeensis Dipeolu and Mutinga, 1989
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Like all Plasmodium species P. achiotense has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards.[1]
Geographical occurrence edit
This species is found in Kenya.
References edit
- ^ Olusegun O. Dipeolu; Mutuku J. Mutinga (1 September 2011) [1989]. "Saurian malaria in Kenya: Description of ten new species from West Pokot District". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 10 (3): 413–416. doi:10.1017/S1742758400003672. S2CID 84205433. Archived from the original on 18 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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