| Plasmodium japonicum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. japonicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium japonicum Ishiguro, 1957 | |
Plasmodium japonicum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium .
Like all Plasmodium species P. japonicum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
The parasite was first described by Ishiguro in 1957. [1]
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