Plasmodium bucki is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.

Like all Plasmodium species P. bucki has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

Plasmodium uilenbergi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Protista
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemosporida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Plasmodium
Species:	P. bucki
Binomial name
Plasmodium bucki

Contents 1 Description 2 Geographical occurrence 3 Clinical features and host pathology 4 References

[edit] Description

The parasite was first described by Landau et al. in 1989. ^[1]

The infected erythrocyte becomes enlarged and stippled. The stippling resembles Maurer's dots.

The mature schizonts produce 32 merozoites.

[edit] Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Madagascar.

[edit] Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host is the lemur Lemur macaco macaco.

[edit] References

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