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Plasmodium icipeensis

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Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium icipeensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species: P. icipeensis
Binomial name
Plasmodium icipeensis
Dipeolu and Mutinga, 1989

Plasmodium icipeensis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

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

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Kenya.

References

  1. Olusegun O. Dipeolu; Mutuku J. Mutinga (1 September 2011) . "Saurian malaria in Kenya: Description of ten new species from West Pokot District". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 10 (3): 413–416. doi:10.1017/S1742758400003672. S2CID 84205433. Archived from the original on 18 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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