Plasmodium tyrio
Plasmodium tyrio is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium. As in all Plasmodium species, P. tyrio has both vertebrate and insect hosts. Its only known vertebrate host is the Chinese pangolin.[1]
| Plasmodium tyrio | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
| Kingdom: | Chromista |
| Subkingdom: | Harosa |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. tyrio |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium tyrio de Mello et al., 1928 | |
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by de Mello, Fernandes, Correia and Lobo in 1928.
Hosts
The only known host of this species is the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla).[1]
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References
- Levine ND (2017). The Protozoan Phylum Apicomplexa, Volume 2. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1315897011. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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