Plasmodium semnopitheci explained

Plasmodium semnopitheci is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium and subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. semnopitheci has both vertebrate and insect hosts. P. semnopitheci was isolated from a monkey.[1]

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Knowles in 1919.

Hosts

The only known host of this species is the northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus).

Notes and References

  1. Book: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volumes 1-2 . C. C. Bass . 108 . 15 December 2016 . 1921 . Williams and Wilkins.