Plasmodium wenyoni
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| Plasmodium wenyoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. wenyoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium wenyoni Garnham, 1965 | |
Plasmodium wenyoni is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium. As in all Plasmodium species, P. wenyoni has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Taxonomy[edit]
The parasite was first described by Garnham in 1965.[1] The original host was a Thamnodynastes pallidus that died in a London zoo in 1934.
Distribution[edit]
This species is found in Brazil.
Hosts[edit]
The only known hosts of this species are snakes.
The insect vectors for this species are mosquitoes of the genus Culex.
Fever in the infected snake is irregular.
References[edit]
- ^ Garnham P.C. (1965) Plasmodium wenyoni sp. nov., a malaria parasite of a Brazilian snake. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 59:277-279
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