Plasmodium coulangesi explained

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

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Lepers et al. in 1989.^[1]

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host for this species is the lemur Lemur macaco macaco.

Notes and References

1. Lepers. J.-P.. Rabetafika. L.. Landau. I.. Peters. W.. Une nouvelle espèce Plasmodiale chez un lémurien : Plasmodium coulangesi n. sp.. Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 64. 3. 1989. 163–170. 0003-4150. 10.1051/parasite/1989643163. 2764451. free.