Plasmodium cercopitheci
Species of single-celled organism
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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  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. cercopitheci |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium cercopitheci Thieler, 1930 | |
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Thieler in 1930.[1]
Hosts
The only known host for this species is the monkey Cercopithecis nictitans.[1]
