Plasmodium cercopitheci
Plasmodium cercopitheci is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium (subgenus Vinckeia) which infects the monkey Cercopithecis nictitans. The insect host of P. cercopitheci is unknown.
| Plasmodium cercopitheci | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. cercopitheci |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium cercopitheci | |
Description
The parasite was first described by Thieler in 1930.[1]
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host for this species is the monkey Cercopithecis nictitans.[1]
References
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