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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.
| Plasmodium watteni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. watteni |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium watteni Lien and Cross, 1968 | |
The parasite was first described by Lien and Cross in 1968.[1]
This species is found in Taiwan.
Not known.
The only known host of this species is the Formosan giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista grandis).
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