Plasmodium inui
Species of single-celled organism
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Plasmodium inui is a species of parasite, one of the species of simian Plasmodium that cause malaria in Old World monkeys.
| Plasmodium inui | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. inui |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium inui Halberstaedter and von Prowazek, 1907 | |
History
This species was described in 1907 by Halberstaedter and von Prowazek.[citation needed]
Epidemiology
This species is found in China[1] and also the Celebes, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Phylogenetics
It is closely related to other 'quartan' Plasmodium species, including Plasmodium coatneyi, Plasmodium cynomolgi, Plasmodium fragile, Plasmodium fieldi, Plasmodium hylobati, Plasmodium simiovale and Plasmodium vivax (which is a 'tertian' Plasmodium species).[2] [3]
Vectors
Hosts
- Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis)[citation needed]
- long tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis)