Plasmodium watteni

Plasmodium watteni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Supergroup:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemospororida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Plasmodium
Species:	P. watteni
Binomial name
	Plasmodium watteni; Lien and Cross, 1968

Plasmodium watteni is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. watteni has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Lien and Cross in 1968.

Distribution

This species is found in Taiwan.^{[citation needed]}

Vectors

Not known.^{[citation needed]}

Hosts

The only known host of this species is the Formosan giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista grandis).^{[citation needed]}

References

↑ Lien J.C. and Cross J.H. (1968) Plasmodium (Vinckeia) watteni sp. n. from the Formosan giant flying squirrel, Petaurista petaurista grandis. J. Parasitol. 54(6):1171-1174

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[Lein1968-1] Lien J.C. and Cross J.H. (1968) Plasmodium (Vinckeia) watteni sp. n. from the Formosan giant flying squirrel, Petaurista petaurista grandis. J. Parasitol. 54(6):1171-1174