Kingdom Protista Class Aconoidasida Family Plasmodiidae Scientific name Plasmodium sandoshami People also search for Plasmodium booliati | Phylum Apicomplexa Order Haemosporida Genus Plasmodium Rank Species | |
Plasmodium achiotense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
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Like all Plasmodium species P. sandoshami has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Description
The parasite was first described by Dunn et al. in 1963.
This species was named after Dr. A. A. Sandosham, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine in Singapore, University of Malaya
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Malaya.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host is the Sunda Flying Lemur (Galeopterus variegatus).
References
Plasmodium sandoshami Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA