Plasmodium sandoshami
Plasmodium achiotense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. sandoshami has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
| Plasmodium sandoshami | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | TSAR |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. sandoshami |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium sandoshami Dunn et al., 1963 | |
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Dunn et al. in 1963.[1]
This species was named after Dr. A. A. Sandosham, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine in Singapore, University of Malaya
Distribution
This species is found in Malaysia.
Hosts
The only known host is the Sunda Flying Lemur (Galeopterus variegatus).
References
- Dunn, F. L., Eyles, D. E., and Yap, L. F. (1963) Plasmodium sandoshami sp. nov., a new species of malaria parasite from the Malayan flying lemur. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 57: 75-81
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