Plasmodium silvaticum
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| Plasmodium silvaticum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. silvaticum |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium silvaticum Garnham, Rajapaksa, Peters and Killick-Kendrick, 1972 | |
Plasmodium silvaticum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species, P. silvaticum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
The parasite was first described by Garnham et al in 1972.[1]
It is a member of the vivax group and closely resembles the other members of this group.
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Borneo.
