Kingdom Protista Class Aconoidasida Family Plasmodiidae Scientific name Plasmodium pulmophilium | Phylum Apicomplexa Order Haemosporida Genus Plasmodium Rank Species | |
Plasmodium pulmophilium is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
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Like all Plasmodium species P. pulmophilium has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Description
P. pulmophilium was described from the blood of flying squirrels in the Ivory Coast.
Geographical occurrence
P. pulmophilium has only been described in the Ivory Coast.
Role in disease
P. pulmophilium has only been described from the blood of Anomalurus peli. It is not known if it causes disease in this host.
References
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