| Plasmodium cercopitheci | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. cercopitheci |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium cercopitheci Thieler, 1930 | |
Plasmodium cercopitheci is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium (subgenus Vinckeia ) which infects the monkey Cercopithecis nictitans . The insect host of P. cercopitheci is unknown.
The parasite was first described by Thieler in 1930. [1]
The only known host for this species is the monkey Cercopithecis nictitans . [1]
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