Plasmodium caprae
| Plasmodium caprae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. caprae |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium caprae de Mello and Paes, 1923 | |
Plasmodium caprae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. caprae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are domestic goats, Capra aegagrus.[citation needed] The specific epithet for P. caprae, "caprae," comes from the genus name, "Capra," for the goat.
Taxonomy
[edit]The parasite was first described by de Mello and Paes in 1923.
It was originally classified as Laverania caprae. Laverania is now recognised as a subgenus of Plasmodium and the correct current designation is Plasmodium caprae.
Distribution
[edit]This species was described in Angola.[citation needed]
References
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