Plasmodium uilenbergi
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| Plasmodium uilenbergi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. uilenbergi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium uilenbergi Landau et al., 1989 | |
Plasmodium uilenbergi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. uilenbergi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
The parasite was first described by Landau et al. in 1989.[1]
Description
The infected erythrocyte becomes enlarged.
