Plasmodium minuoviride

Plasmodium minuoviride is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

Like all Plasmodium species P. minuoviride has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Plasmodium minuoviride
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Protista
Phylum:
Apicomplexa
Class:
Aconoidasida
Order:
Haemosporida
Family:
Plasmodiidae
Genus:
Plasmodium
Species:
P. minuoviride
Binomial name
Plasmodium minuoviride

Description

The parasite was first described by Perkins and Austin in 2008.[1]

The name is derived from the Latin "to draw green blood". The host species Prasinohaema prehensicauda has green blood.

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in New Guinea.

Hosts

This species infects the skink Prasinohaema prehensicauda.

References
  1. Perkins S.L., Austin C. (2008) Four new species of Plasmodium from New Guinea lizards: Integrating morphology and molecules. J. Parasitol.


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