Plasmodium inopinatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Protista |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemosporida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Plasmodium |
Species: | P. inopinatum |
Binomial name | |
Plasmodium inopinatum |
Plasmodium inopinatum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. inopinatum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
The parasite was first described by Resseler in 1952
This species was described in Belgium.