Plasmodium joyeuxi explained

Plasmodium joyeuxi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in Plasmodium species, P. joyeuxi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.^[1]

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Ledger in 1928.

Hosts

The only known host for this species is the monkey Cercopithecis callitricus.

Notes and References

1. Plasmodium of West African Cercopithecus callitrichus . Marcel Leger . 1928 . Annales de l'Institut Pasteur . 42 . 7 . 770–781 . 14 December 2016.