Plasmodium_inopinatum

<i>Plasmodium inopinatum</i>

Plasmodium inopinatum

Species of single-celled organism

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

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Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Resseler in 1952.[1]

Distribution

This species was described in Belgium.

References

  1. [1]
    Resseler R. (1956) A new rat Plasmodium in Belgium: Plasmodium inopinatum n. sp. Ann. Soc. Belg. Med. Trop. 36(3):259-263


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