Plasmodium caprae

Plasmodium caprae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.

Like all Plasmodium species P. caprae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are domestic goats, Capra aegagrus.^{[citation needed]} The specific epithet for P. caprae, "caprae," comes from the genus name, "Capra," for the goat.

Plasmodium caprae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Protista
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemosporida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Plasmodium
Species:	P. caprae
Binomial name
Plasmodium caprae

Description

The parasite was first described by de Mello and Paes in 1923.

It was originally classified as Laverania caprae. Laverania is now recognised as a subgenus of Plasmodium and the correct current designation is Plasmodium caprae.

Geographical occurrence

This species was described in Angola, Africa.

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