Plasmodium icipeensis
Appearance
Plasmodium icipeensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemospororida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Plasmodium |
Species: | P. icipeensis
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Binomial name | |
Plasmodium icipeensis Dipeolu and Mutinga, 1989
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Plasmodium icipeensis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. achiotense has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards.[1]
Geographical occurrence
[edit]This species is found in Kenya.
References
[edit]- ^ Olusegun O. Dipeolu; Mutuku J. Mutinga (1 September 2011) [1989]. "Saurian malaria in Kenya: Description of ten new species from West Pokot District". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 10 (3): 413–416. doi:10.1017/S1742758400003672. S2CID 84205433. Archived from the original on 18 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.