Plasmodium dissanaikei
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| Plasmodium dissanaikei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. dissanaikei |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium dissanaikei Jong, 1971 | |
Plasmodium dissanaikei is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. dissanaikei has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
The parasite was first described by Jong in 1971. On morphological grounds it is related to Plasmodium durae.
