Plasmodium tyrio
Appearance
Plasmodium tyrio is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. tyrio has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
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Description
The parasite was first described by de Mello, Fernandes, Correia and Lobo in 1928.
Geographical occurrence
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Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host of this species is the anteater Manus pentadactyla.
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