Plasmodium lucens is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella. As in all Plasmodium species, P. lucens has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Plasmodium lucens | |
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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. lucens
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Binomial name | |
Plasmodium lucens Valkiūnas et al., 2008
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Taxonomy edit
The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas et al. in 2008.[1]
Distribution edit
This parasite is found in West Africa.
Vectors edit
Not known.
Hosts edit
P. lucens infects the olive sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea).
References edit
- ^ Valkiūnas G., Iezhova T.A., Loiseau C., Smith T.B., Sehgal R.N. (2008) New malaria parasites of the subgenus Novyella in African rainforest birds, with remarks on their high prevalence, classification and diagnostics. Parasitol. Res.