Plasmodium elongatum
Species of parasitic protist that can cause malaria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plasmodium elongatum is a malaria parasite discovered by Hartman and first disclosed in Hartman 1927.[1][2] Study of it has been fundamental to understanding the lifecycle of malaria[1] along with study of P. gallinaceum, also a malaria parasite of birds.[2] It is the type species of the subgenus Huffia.[3]
| Plasmodium elongatum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. elongatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium elongatum | |
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