Plasmodium acuminatum

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Plasmodium acuminatum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

Like all Plasmodium species P. acuminatum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Plasmodium acuminatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemosporida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species: P. acuminatum
Binomial name
Plasmodium acuminatum

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[edit] Description

The parasite was first described by Pringle in 1960.

[edit] Geographical occurrence

[edit] Vectors

Not known.

[edit] References


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