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Plasmodium incertae

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Plasmodium incertae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. incertae
Binomial name
Plasmodium incertae

Plasmodium incertae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium, subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. incertae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

Distribution

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This species occurs in Asia.

Vectors

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Not known.

Hosts

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This species infects Asian flying squirrels.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Gary R. Mullen; Lance A. Durden, eds. (22 April 2009). Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Academic Press. p. 244. ISBN 9780080919690. Retrieved 14 December 2016.