Plasmodium heischi
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| Plasmodium heischi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. heischi
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium heischi Garnham and Telford, 1984
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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
The parasite was first described by Garnham and Telford in 1984.[1]
Distribution
This species was described in Kenya.
Hosts
The only host for this species are the skinks Mabuya striata.
References
- ^ 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.
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