Plasmodium achromaticum explained

Plasmodium achromaticum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.

As in all Plasmodium species, P. achromaticum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Yakimoff and Stolinikoff in 1912.

Vectors

Not known.

Hosts

The only known host for this species is the bat Achromaticum versperuginus.