Plasmodium volans
Plasmodium volans is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Carinamoeba.
Plasmodium volans | |
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Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
Kingdom: | Chromista |
Subkingdom: | Harosa |
Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemospororida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Plasmodium |
Species: | P. volans |
Binomial name | |
Plasmodium volans Telford, 1995 | |
Like all Plasmodium species P. volans has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Telford in 1995.[1]
Distribution
This species is found in the Philippines and Sarawak, Malaysia.
Hosts
The only known host of this species is the flying lizard Draco volans.
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References
- Telford S.R. Jr. (1995) Plasmodium spp. (Apicomplexa: Plasmodiidae) of the flying lizard Draco volans (Agamidae) Sys. Parasitol. 31 (1) 53-60
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