Plasmodium maculilabre
| Plasmodium maculilabre | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. maculilabre
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium maculilabre Schwetz, 1931
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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.
Geographical occurrence
[edit]This species is found in Africa.
Clinical features and host pathology
[edit]The only known host is the skink Mabuia maculilabris.
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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