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Plasmodium koreafense

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Plasmodium koreafense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. koreafense
Binomial name
Plasmodium koreafense
Perkins and Austin, 2009

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

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The parasite was first described by Perkins and Austin in 2009.[1]

Geographical occurrence

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This species is found in New Guinea.

References

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  1. ^ 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.