| Plasmodium wenyoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. wenyoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium wenyoni Garnham, 1965 | |
Plasmodium wenyoni is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium . As in all Plasmodium species, P. wenyoni has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
The parasite was first described by Garnham in 1965. [1] The original host was a Thamnodynastes pallidus that died in a London zoo in 1934.
This species is found in Brazil.
The only known hosts of this species are snakes.
The insect vectors for this species are mosquitoes of the genus Culex .
Fever in the infected snake is irregular.
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