Plasmodium koreafense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Plasmodium koreafense | |
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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. koreafense
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Binomial name | |
Plasmodium koreafense Perkins and Austin, 2009
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Like all Plasmodium species P. koreafense has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description
editThe parasite was first described by Perkins and Austin in 2009.[1]
Geographical occurrence
editThis species is found in New Guinea.
References
edit- ^ 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.