| Plasmodium joyeuxi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. joyeuxi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium joyeuxi Ledger, 1928 | |
Plasmodium joyeuxi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in Plasmodium species, P. joyeuxi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Ledger in 1928.
Hosts
The only known host for this species is the monkey Cercopithecis callitricus.
References
- Marcel Leger (1928). "Plasmodium of West African Cercopithecus callitrichus". Annales de l'Institut Pasteur. 42 (7): 770–781. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
 | This Plasmodium-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |