Plasmodium caprae
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Plasmodium caprae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. caprae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are domestic goats, Capra aegagrus.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The specific epithet for P. caprae, "caprae," comes from the genus name, "Capra," for the goat.
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by de Mello and Paes in 1923.
It was originally classified as Laverania caprae. Laverania is now recognised as a subgenus of Plasmodium and the correct current designation is Plasmodium caprae.
Distribution
This species was described in Angola.
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