Plasmodium watteni

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

Plasmodium watteni
Scientific classification
(unranked): Diaphoretickes
Clade: TSAR
Clade: SAR
Infrakingdom: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. watteni
Binomial name
Plasmodium watteni
Lien and Cross, 1968

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Lien and Cross in 1968.[1]

Distribution

This species is found in Taiwan.

Vectors

Not known.

Hosts

The only known host of this species is the Formosan giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista grandis).

References
  1. Lien J.C. and Cross J.H. (1968) Plasmodium (Vinckeia) watteni sp. n. from the Formosan giant flying squirrel, Petaurista petaurista grandis. J. Parasitol. 54(6):1171-1174


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