Plasmodium voltaicum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. voltaicum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
| Plasmodium voltaicum | |
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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. voltaicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium voltaicum Van Der Kaay, 1964
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Taxonomy edit
The parasite was first described by Van Der Kaay in 1964.[1]
Distribution edit
This species is found in Congo-Brazzaville and Ghana.
Hosts edit
The only known host is the fruit bat Roussettus smithi.
References edit
- ^ Van Der Kaay H.J.(1964) Description of a new plasmodium, Plasmodium voltaicum sp. nov., found in a fruit-bat, Roussettus smithi, in Ghana. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 58:261-264
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