Plasmodium vinckei

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

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

Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Central Africa including the Congo and Nigeria.

Vectors

 * Anopheles cinctus
 * Anopheles dureni