Plasmodium fallax
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| Plasmodium fallax | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. fallax |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium fallax Schwetz, 1930 | |
Plasmodium fallax is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. fallax has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
The parasite was first described by Schwetz in 1930.
Distribution
This species is found in Uganda, Africa.
