Vinckeia

Vinckeia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Garnham, P.C.C. (1964). "The subgenera of Plasmodium in mammals" (PDF). Ann Soc Belges Med Trop Parasitol Mycol. 44 (2): 267–71. PMID 14237568.
  2. ^ Garnham, P.C.C. (1966). Malaria parasites and other Haemosporidia. Blackwell Scientific. ISBN 9780632017706. OCLC 602883318.