Paleohaemoproteus
Paleohaemoproteus is an extinct genus of Haemoproteus like organisms.
| Paleohaemoproteus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
| Kingdom: | Chromista |
| Subkingdom: | Harosa |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | †Paleohaemoproteus |
| Species | |
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The type species and only known example is that of an isolate found in the abdominal cavity of a female biting midge trapped 100 million years ago in amber found in Myanmar.[1]
The amber has been dated to the Early Cretaceous epoch.
References
- Poinar G, Telford SR (2005). "Paleohaemoproteus burmacis gen. n., sp. n. (Haemospororida: Plasmodiidae) from an Early Cretaceous biting midge (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)". Parasitology. 131 (1): 79–84. doi:10.1017/S0031182005007298. PMID 16038399.
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