Plasmodium ovalewallikeri
| Plasmodium ovalewallikeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. ovalewallikeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium ovalewallikeri Snounou, et al. 2024 | |
Plasmodium ovalewallikeri is a species of parasitic protozoa that causes tertian malaria in humans. The species was described in 2010 when it was established that the two species of Plasmodium ovale, while morphologically identical are genetically distinct.. Originally given the trinomial name Plasmodium ovale wallikeri, following further evidence for its distinct species status it was assigned the appropriate binomial nomenclature in 2024