Plasmodium coulangesi
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Plasmodium coulangesi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium
subgenus Vinckeia
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Like all Plasmodium species P. coulangesi has both vertebrate
and insect
hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammal
s.
Lemur macaco macaco.
The shape, size and colour of the host erythrocyte are unaltered by the presence of the parasite.
The mature schizonts produce 6 schizonts.
The malarial pigment lies apart from the parasitic mass and is connected to it by only a wisp of cytoplasm.
Plasmodium
Plasmodium is a genus of parasitic protists. Infection by these organisms is known as malaria. The genus Plasmodium was described in 1885 by Ettore Marchiafava and Angelo Celli. Currently over 200 species of this genus are recognized and new species continue to be described.Of the over 200 known...
subgenus Vinckeia
Vinckeia
Vinckeia is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium - all of which are parastic protozoa. The subgenus Vinckeia was created by Garnham in 1964 to accommodate the mammalian parasites other than those infecting the primates.- Diagnostic features :...
.
Like all Plasmodium species P. coulangesi has both vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrates are animals that are members of the subphylum Vertebrata . Vertebrates are the largest group of chordates, with currently about 58,000 species described. Vertebrates include the jawless fishes, bony fishes, sharks and rays, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds...
and insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammal
Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
s.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host for this species is the lemurLemur
Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. They are named after the lemures of Roman mythology due to the ghostly vocalizations, reflective eyes, and the nocturnal habits of some species...
Lemur macaco macaco.
The shape, size and colour of the host erythrocyte are unaltered by the presence of the parasite.
The mature schizonts produce 6 schizonts.
The malarial pigment lies apart from the parasitic mass and is connected to it by only a wisp of cytoplasm.