Plasmodium watteni

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

Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. watteni" 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. watteni"
binomial = "Plasmodium watteni"

Description

The parasite was first described by Lien and Cross in 1968. Lien J.C. and Cross J.H. (1968) "Plasmodium (Vinckeia) watteni" sp. n. from the Formosan giant flying squirrel, "Petaurista petaurista grandis". J. Parasitol. 54(6):1171-1174 ]

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Taiwan.

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host of this species is the Formosan giant flying squirrel ("Petaurista petaurista grandis").

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