Plasmodium traguli
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| Plasmodium traguli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. traguli |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium traguli Garnham and Edeson, 1962 | |
Plasmodium traguli is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. traguli has both vertebrate and insect hosts. This particular species infects mouse deer in Southeast Asia.[1]
The parasite was first described by Garnham and Edeson in 1962.
Distribution
This parasite is found in Malaysia and Sri Lanka.
