Plasmodium anomaluri
Plasmodium anomaluri is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. anomaluri has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
| Plasmodium anomaluri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | TSAR |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. anomaluri |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium anomaluri Pringle, 1960 | |
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Pringle in 1960.[1]
Distribution
This species is found in Tanzania.
Vectors
Not known.
Hosts
This species infects African flying squirrels (Anomalurus fraseri orientalis).
References
- Pringle G (1960) Two new malaria parasites from East African vertebrates. Roy Soc Trop Med Hyg Trans 54(5) 411-414
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