Plasmodium michikoa
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| Plasmodium michikoa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. michikoa |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium michikoa Telford, 1988 | |
Plasmodium michikoa is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. michikoa has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Telford in 1988.[1]
Geographical occurrence
This species was described in Tanzania.
