Plasmodium youngi

"Plasmodium youngi" is a parasite of the genus "Plasmodium" subgenus "Plasmodium".

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Eyles "et al" in 1964. Eyles D.E., Fong Y.L, Dunn F.L., Guinn E., Warren M., Sandosham A.A. (1964) "Plasmodium youngi" n. sp., a malaria parasite of the Mayalan gibbon, Hylobates lar lar. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 13:248-255. ]

Geographical occurrence

Clinical features and host pathology

This organism infects the Malayan gibbon ("Hylobates lar lar")

References