Plasmodium fallax
| Plasmodium fallax | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. fallax |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium fallax Schwetz, 1930 | |
Plasmodium fallax is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. fallax has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.