Plasmodium cyclopsi
Plasmodium cyclopsi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
| Plasmodium cyclopsi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
| Kingdom: | Chromista |
| Subkingdom: | Harosa |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. cyclopsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium cyclopsi Landau and Chabaud, 1978 | |
Like all Plasmodium species P. cyclopsi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Distribution
This species was described in Gabon.
Hosts
The only known host species for this parasite is the cyclops roundleaf bat (Hipposideros cyclops).
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References
- Landau, I.; Chabaud, A.-G. (1978). "Description de Plasmodium cyclopsi n. sp. parasite du Microchiroptère Hipposideros cyclops à Makokou (Gabon)". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 53 (3): 247–253. doi:10.1051/parasite/1978533247. PMID 697287.
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