Plasmodium lagopi
Plasmodium lagopi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. lagopi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
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Description
The parasite was first described by Oliger in 1956.[1]
Vectors
Not known.
References
- ^ Judith M. Humphrey; Dorothy B. Segal (1 March 1966). "Catalogue of Medical and Veterinary Zoology Supplement 15". US Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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