Vinckeia

Vinckeia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	Sar
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemosporida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Plasmodium
Subgenus:	Vinckeia
Species
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Vinckeia is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium - all of which are parasitic alveolates. The subgenus Vinckeia was created by Cyril Garnham in 1964 to accommodate the mammalian parasites other than those infecting the primates.

Species in this subgenus infect mammals other than the higher primates. Species infecting lemurs have since been included in this subgenus. This classification may not be correct.

Schizonts: These do not fill the erythrocyte and do not show true stippling. They give rise normally to 8 or fewer merozoites. Schizongony normally takes three days or less.

Merozoites:

Gametocytes: These are spherical

The following is a list of species in subgenus Vinckeia and their hosts.

Plasmodium achromaticum - the bat (Achromaticatus vesperuginis)
Plasmodium aegyptensis - Egyptian grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus)
Plasmodium anomaluri - African flying squirrel (Anomalurus species)
Plasmodium atheruri - African porcupine (Atherurus africanus), large vesper mouse (Calomys callosus) and Meriones unguiculatus, Anopheles stephensi
Plasmodium berghei - the thicket rat (Grammomys surdaster), Anopheles stephensi
Plasmodium booliati - Malayan giant flying squirrel
Plasmodium bouillize
Plasmodium brodeni - elephant shrews (Petrodomus teradactylus)
Plasmodium bubalis - water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)
Plasmodium bucki
Plasmodium caprae - domestic goat (Capra hircus)
Plasmodium cephalophi - the antelope (Cephalophus grimmi) and the grey duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia)
Plasmodium cercopitheci
Plasmodium chabaudi - Anopheles stephensi
Plasmodium coulangesi
Plasmodium cyclopsi - the bat (Hipposideros cyclops)
Plasmodium foleyi
Plasmodium girardi
Plasmodium incertae - flying squirrel
Plasmodium inopinatum
Plasmodium joyeuxi
Plasmodium landauae - African flying squirrel (Anomalurus species)
Plasmodium lemuris
Plasmodium melanipherum - Schreibers' bat (Miniopterus schreibersii)
Plasmodium narayani
Plasmodium odocoilei - white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Plasmodium percygarnhami
Plasmodium pulmophilium - African flying squirrel (Anomalurus species)
Plasmodium sandoshami - the Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus)
Plasmodium semnopitheci
Plasmodium traguli - the mouse deer
Plasmodium tyrio - the anteater (Manus pentadactyla)
Plasmodium uilenbergi
Plasmodium vassali
Plasmodium vinckei
Plasmodium voltaicum - the fruit bat (Roussettus smithi)
Plasmodium watteni - Formosan giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista grandis)
Plasmodium yoelii - Anopheles stephensi

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