Plasmodium incertae
Plasmodium incertae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium, subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. incertae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Plasmodium incertae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | TSAR |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemospororida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Plasmodium |
Species: | P. incertae |
Binomial name | |
Plasmodium incertae | |
Distribution
This species occurs in Asia.
Vectors
Not known.
Hosts
This species infects Asian flying squirrels.[1]
References
- Gary R. Mullen; Lance A. Durden, eds. (22 April 2009). Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Academic Press. p. 244. ISBN 9780080919690. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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