Plasmodium lucens
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| Plasmodium lucens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. lucens |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium lucens Valkiūnas et al., 2008 | |
Plasmodium lucens is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella. As in all Plasmodium species, P. lucens has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas et al. in 2008.[1]
Distribution
This parasite is found in West Africa.
