Plasmodium watteni is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. watteni has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Taxonomy The parasite was first described by Lien and Cross in 1968.Lien J.C. and Cross J.H. (1968) Plasmodium (Vinckeia) watteni sp. n. from the Formosan giant flying squirrel, Petaurista petaurista grandis. J. Parasitol. 54(6):1171-1174
Distribution This species is found in Taiwan.
Vectors Not known.
Hosts The only known host of this species is the Formosan giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista grandis).
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