Plasmodium tyrio is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium. As in all Plasmodium species, P. tyrio has both vertebrate and insect hosts. Its only known vertebrate host is the Chinese pangolin.[1]
| Plasmodium tyrio | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. tyrio
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium tyrio de Mello et al., 1928
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Taxonomy edit
The parasite was first described by de Mello, Fernandes, Correia and Lobo in 1928.
Hosts edit
The only known host of this species is the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla).[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Levine ND (2017). The Protozoan Phylum Apicomplexa, Volume 2. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1315897011. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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