Plasmodium cercopitheci is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium (subgenus Vinckeia) which infects the monkey Cercopithecis nictitans. The insect host of P. cercopitheci is unknown.

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Thieler in 1930.[1]

Hosts

The only known host for this species is the monkey Cercopithecis nictitans.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Coatney, G. Robert; Roudabush, Robert L. (1936). "A Catalog and Host-Index of the Genus Plasmodium". The Journal of Parasitology. 22 (4): 338. doi:10.2307/3271859. JSTOR 3271859.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmodium_cercopitheci
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