Plasmodium atheruri is a species of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all members of this genus, it is parasitic on vertebrate and insect hosts. The natural vertebrate host is the African porcupine (Atherurus africanus) but it is possible to infect the large vesper mouse (Calomys callosus) and Meriones unguiculatus.[1]
| Plasmodium atheruri | |
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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. atheruri
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium atheruri den Berghe, Peel, Chardome and Lambrecht, 1958
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Taxonomy edit
This species was described in 1958 by den Berghe, Peel, Chardome and Lambrecht.[citation needed]
Vectors edit
Distribution edit
This species is found in Africa.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ Landau, I; Miltgen, F; Baccam, D; Petit, G; Roussillon, C (1983). "Études sur Plasmodium atheruri" [Studies on Plasmodium atheruri]. Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 58 (6): 523–538. doi:10.1051/parasite/1983586523. PMID 6673640.
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