Kingdom Protista Class Aconoidasida Family Plasmodiidae Scientific name Plasmodium cercopitheci | Phylum Apicomplexa Order Haemosporida Genus Plasmodium Rank Species | |
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Plasmodium cercopitheci is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium (subgenus Vinckeia) which infects the monkey Cercopithecis nictitans. The insect host of P. cercopitheci is unknown.
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Description
The parasite was first described by Thieler in 1930.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host for this species is the monkey Cercopithecis nictitans.
References
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