Plasmodium japonicum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
| Plasmodium japonicum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. japonicum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium japonicum Ishiguro, 1957
| |
Like all Plasmodium species P. japonicum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Description edit
The parasite was first described by Ishiguro in 1957.[1]
References edit
- ^ Manwell, R. D. (1966). "Plasmodium japonicum, P. juxtanucleare and P. nucleophilum in the Far East". The Journal of Protozoology. 13 (1): 8–11. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1966.tb01860.x. PMID 5912391.
 | This Plasmodium-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |