''Plasmodium vinckei'' is a parasite of the genus '' Plasmodium'' subgenus ''

Vinckeia ''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. Di ...

''. As in all ''Plasmodium'' species, ''P. vinckei'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are rodents.

Taxonomy

This species was first described in 1952 by Rodhain. Several subspecies have been described since.Carter, R. and Walliker, D. 1975: New observations on the malaria parasites of rodents of the Central African Republic - ''Plasmodium vinckei petteri'' subsp. nov. and ''Plasmodium chabaudi'' Landau, 1965. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol., 69: 187-196Killick-Kendrick, R. 1975: Parasitic protozoa of the blood of rodents. V. ''Plasmodium vinckei brucechwatti'' subsp. nov. A malaria parasite of the thicket-rat, ''Thamnomys rutilans'' in Nigeria. Ann. Parasitol. Humaine et Comparée 50: 251-264

Subspecies

*'' P. v. brucechwatti'' *'' P. v. chabaudi'' *'' P. v. lentum'' *'' P. v. petteri'' *'' P. v. vinckei''

Distribution

This species is found in Central Africa including the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria.

Vectors

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Anopheles cinctus ''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...

'' * '' Anopheles dureni''

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Distribution

Vectors

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