Kingdom Protista Class Aconoidasida Family Plasmodiidae Scientific name Plasmodium booliati People also search for Plasmodium bertii | Phylum Apicomplexa Order Haemosporida Genus Plasmodium Rank Species | |
Plasmodium booliati is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
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Like all Plasmodium species P. booliati has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Description
The parasite was first described by Sandosham et al. in 1965.
Geographical occurrence
This species occurs in Malaya.
Vectors
Not known.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host of this species is the Malayan giant flying squirrel.
References
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