Plasmodium fischeri
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| Plasmodium fischeri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. fischeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium fischeri Ball and Pringle, 1965 | |
Plasmodium fischeri is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Lacertamoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. fischeri has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Ball and Pringle in 1965.[1]
