- Plasmodium cyclopsi
"Plasmodium cyclopsi" is a parasite of the genus "
Plasmodium " subgenus "Vinckeia ".Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. cyclopsi" has both
vertebrate andinsect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite aremammal s.Taxobox
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regnum =Protista
phylum =Apicomplexa
classis =Aconoidasida
ordo =Haemosporida
familia =Plasmodiidae
genus = "Plasmodium "
species = "P. cyclopsi"
binomial = "Plasmodium cyclopsi"Description
The parasite was first described by Landau and Chabaud in
1978 . Landau I, and Chabaud AG. (1978) Description of "P. cyclopsi" n. sp. a parasite of the microchiropteran bat "Hipposideros cyclops" in Gabon. Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp. 53(3):247-253 ]Geographical occurrence
This species was described in
Gabon ,Africa .Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host species for this parasite is the
bat "Hipposideros cyclops ".References
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