Plasmodium mackerrasae
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| Plasmodium mackerrasae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. mackerrasae |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium mackerrasae Telford, 1979 | |
Plasmodium mackerrasae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. mackerrasae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Telford in 1979.[1]
