Kingdom Protista Class Aconoidasida Family Plasmodiidae Scientific name Plasmodium vinckei | Phylum Apicomplexa Order Haemosporida Genus Plasmodium Rank Species | |
Similar Plasmodium yoelii, Plasmodium berghei, Plasmodium gallinaceum, Plasmodium cynomolgi, Plasmodium knowlesi | ||
Plasmodium vinckei is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
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Like all Plasmodium species P. vinckei has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are rodents.
Description
This species was first described in 1952 by Rodhain. Several subspecies have been described since.
Subspecies
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Central Africa including the Congo and Nigeria.
Vectors
References
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