Plasmodium octamerium
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| Plasmodium octamerium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. octamerium |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium octamerium Manwell, 1968 | |
Plasmodium octamerium is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. octamerium has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
The parasite was first described by Manwell in 1968.[1]
