Kingdom Protista Class Aconoidasida Family Plasmodiidae Scientific name Plasmodium melanipherum | Phylum Apicomplexa Order Haemosporida Genus Plasmodium Rank Species | |
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Plasmodium melanipherum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
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Like all Plasmodium species P. melanipherum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Description
This species was first described by Dionisi in 1899. A subspecies (P. melanipherum monosoma) was later described by Vassal in 1907. P. melanipherum was described to resemble Plasmodium malariae.
Geographical occurrence
P. melanipherum has only been described in Central Africa.
Hosts and disease
P. melanipherum infects Schreibers' bat (Miniopterus schreibersii). P. melanipherum monosoma infects the bat Vesperugo abramus. It is not known if these parasites cause disease in their bat hosts.
References
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