Plasmodium koreafense
| Plasmodium koreafense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. koreafense
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium koreafense Perkins and Austin, 2009
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Plasmodium koreafense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. koreafense has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Description
[edit]The parasite was first described by Perkins and Austin in 2009.[1]
Geographical occurrence
[edit]This species is found in New Guinea.
References
[edit]- ^ Perkins, Susan L.; Austin, Christopher C. (2009). "Four new species of Plasmodium from New Guinea lizards: integrating morphology and molecules". Journal of Parasitology. 95 (2): 424–433. doi:10.1645/GE-1750.1. PMID 18823150. S2CID 37179038.
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