Plasmodium voltaicum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. voltaicum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

Plasmodium voltaicum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. voltaicum
Binomial name
Plasmodium voltaicum
Van Der Kaay, 1964

Taxonomy

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The parasite was first described by Van Der Kaay in 1964.[1]

Distribution

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This species is found in Congo-Brazzaville and Ghana.

Hosts

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The only known host is the fruit bat Roussettus smithi.

References

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  1. ^ Van Der Kaay H.J.(1964) Description of a new plasmodium, Plasmodium voltaicum sp. nov., found in a fruit-bat, Roussettus smithi, in Ghana. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 58:261-264