Plasmodium lagopi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
| Plasmodium lagopi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. lagopi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium lagopi Oliger, 1956 | |
Like all Plasmodium species P. lagopi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Description
editThe parasite was first described by Oliger in 1956.[1]
Vectors
editNot known.
References
edit- ↑ Judith M. Humphrey; Dorothy B. Segal (1 March 1966). "Catalogue of Medical and Veterinary Zoology Supplement 15". US Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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