Plasmodium minuoviride
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| Plasmodium minuoviride | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. minuoviride |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium minuoviride Perkins and Austin, 2009 | |
Plasmodium minuoviride is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. minuoviride has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Perkins and Austin in 2009.[1]
The name is derived from the Latin "to draw green blood". The host species Prasinohaema prehensicauda has green blood.
