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Plasmodium heischi

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Plasmodium heischi
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. heischi
Binomial name
Plasmodium heischi
Garnham and Telford, 1984

Plasmodium heischi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba. As in all Plasmodium species P. heischi, has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Taxonomy

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The parasite was first described by Garnham and Telford in 1984.[1]

Distribution

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This species was described in Kenya.

Hosts

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The only host for this species are the skinks Mabuya striata.

References

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  1. ^ Garnham, P. C.; Telford Jr., S. R. (1984). "A new malaria parasite Plasmodium (Sauramoeba) heischi in skinks (Mabuya striata) from Nairobi, with a brief discussion of the distribution of malaria parasites in the family Scincidae". The Journal of Protozoology. 31 (4): 518–521. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1984.tb05494.x. PMID 6512723.