Plasmodium sandoshami

Plasmodium achiotense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. sandoshami has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

Plasmodium sandoshami
Scientific classification
(unranked): Diaphoretickes
Kingdom: Chromista
Subkingdom: Harosa
Infrakingdom: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. sandoshami
Binomial name
Plasmodium sandoshami
Dunn et al., 1963

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Dunn et al. in 1963.[1]

This species was named after Dr. A. A. Sandosham, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine in Singapore, University of Malaya

Distribution

This species is found in Malaysia.

Hosts

The only known host is the Sunda Flying Lemur (Galeopterus variegatus).

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References

  1. Dunn, F. L., Eyles, D. E., and Yap, L. F. (1963) Plasmodium sandoshami sp. nov., a new species of malaria parasite from the Malayan flying lemur. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 57: 75-81


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