Plasmodium maculilabre
| Plasmodium maculilabre | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Supergroup: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. maculilabre |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium maculilabre Schwetz, 1931 | |
Plasmodium maculilabre is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. maculilabre has both vertebrate and insect hosts. In particular, P. maculilabre infects Mabuya maculilabris in the Congo Basin.[1]
Description
[edit]The parasite was first described by Schwetz in 1931.[citation needed]
Geographical occurrence
[edit]This species is found in Africa.[citation needed]
Clinical features and host pathology
[edit]The only known host is the skink Mabuia maculilabris.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ Julius P. Kreier (2 December 2012). Parasitic Protozoa, Volume 7. Academic Press. p. 61. ISBN 9780323139038. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
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