Plasmodium semnopitheci
| Plasmodium semnopitheci | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. semnopitheci |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium semnopitheci Knowles, 1919 | |
Plasmodium semnopitheci is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium and subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. semnopitheci has both vertebrate and insect hosts. P. semnopitheci was isolated from a monkey.[1]
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Knowles in 1919.
Hosts
The only known host of this species is the northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus).
References
- ^ C. C. Bass (1921). The American Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volumes 1-2. Williams and Wilkins. p. 108. Retrieved 15 December 2016.