Plasmodium vacuolatum
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| Plasmodium vacuolatum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. vacuolatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium vacuolatum Telford, 1979 | |
Plasmodium vacuolatum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. vacuolatum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Telford in 1979.[1] This species was previously regarded as Plasmodium tropiduri.
