Plasmodium booliati

Plasmodium booliati is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. booliati has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Sandosham et al. in 1965.

Distribution

This species occurs in Malaya.

Vectors

Not known.

Hosts

The only known host of this species is the Malayan giant flying squirrel.