Plasmodium uzungwiense
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| Plasmodium uzungwiense | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. uzungwiense |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium uzungwiense Telford, 1988 | |
Plasmodium uzungwiense is a parasite of the genius Plasmodium subgenus Lacertamoeba.
Like all Plasmodium species P. uzungwiense has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Telford in 1988.[1]
