Plasmodium cyclopsi

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

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

Description
The parasite was first described by Landau and Chabaud in 1978.

Geographical occurrence
This species was described in Gabon, Africa.

Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host species for this parasite is the bat Hipposideros cyclops.