Plasmodium coulangesi

"Plasmodium coulangesi" is a parasite of the genus "Plasmodium" subgenus "Vinckeia".

Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. coulangesi" has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

Taxobox
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regnum = Protista
phylum = Apicomplexa
classis = Aconoidasida
ordo = Haemosporida
familia = Plasmodiidae
genus = "Plasmodium"
species = "P. coulangesi"
binomial = "Plasmodium coulangesi"

Description

The parasite was first described by Lepers "et al" in 1989. Lepers J.P., Rabetafika L., Landau I., and Peters W. (1989) A new Plasmodium species from a lemur: "Plasmodium coulangesi" n. sp. Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp. 64(3):163-170.]

Geographical occurrence

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host for this species is the lemur "Lemur macaco macaco".

The shape, size and colour of the host erythrocyte are unaltered by the presence of the parasite.

The mature schizonts produce 6 schizonts.

The malarial pigment lies apart from the parasitic mass and is connected to it by only a wisp of cytoplasm.

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