Plasmodium vassali

"Plasmodium vassali" is currently (2007) considered to be a species of "Hepatocystis" rather than a species of "Plasmodium".

The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

Taxobox
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name = "Hepatocystis vassali"
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regnum = Protista
phylum = Apicomplexa
classis = Aconoidasida
ordo = Haemosporida
familia = Plasmodiidae
genus = "Hepatocystis"
species = "H. vassali"
binomial = "Hepatocystis vassali"

Description

The parasite was first described by Laveran in 1905.

Geographical occurrence

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host is the yellow handed squirel ("Sciurus griseimanus").

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