Plasmodium heischi explained

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

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Garnham and Telford in 1984.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described in Kenya.

Hosts

The only host for this species are the skinks Mabuya striata.

Notes and References

1. Garnham . P. C. . Telford Jr. . S. R. . 1984 . A new malaria parasite Plasmodium (Sauramoeba) heischi in skinks (Mabuya striata) from Nairobi, with a brief discussion of the distribution of malaria parasites in the family Scincidae . The Journal of Protozoology . 31 . 4 . 518–521 . 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1984.tb05494.x . 6512723.