Plasmodium lucens is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella. As in all Plasmodium species, P. lucens has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Plasmodium lucens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemospororida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Plasmodium |
Species: | P. lucens
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Binomial name | |
Plasmodium lucens Valkiūnas et al., 2008
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Taxonomy
editThe parasite was first described by Valkiūnas et al. in 2008.[1]
Distribution
editThis parasite is found in West Africa.
Vectors
editNot known.
Hosts
editP. lucens infects the olive sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea).
References
edit- ^ Valkiūnas G., Iezhova T.A., Loiseau C., Smith T.B., Sehgal R.N. (2008) New malaria parasites of the subgenus Novyella in African rainforest birds, with remarks on their high prevalence, classification and diagnostics. Parasitol. Res.