Kingdom Protista Class Aconoidasida Family Plasmodiidae Scientific name Plasmodium tyrio | Phylum Apicomplexa Order Haemosporida Genus Plasmodium Rank Species | |
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Plasmodium tyrio is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
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Like all Plasmodium species P. tyrio has both vertebrate and insect hosts. Its only known vertebrate host is the Chinese pangolin.
Description
The parasite was first described by de Mello, Fernandes, Correia and Lobo in 1928.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host of this species is the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla).
References
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