Paleohaemoproteus
| Paleohaemoproteus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Paleohaemoproteus burmacis oocyst | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | †Paleohaemoproteus |
| Species: | †P. burmacis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Paleohaemoproteus burmacis Poinar & Telford, 2005 | |
Paleohaemoproteus is an extinct genus of Haemoproteus like organisms.
The type species and only known example is that of an isolate found in the abdominal cavity of a female biting midge trapped 100 million years ago in amber found in Myanmar.[1]
The amber has been dated to the Middle Cretaceous.
References
- ↑ Poinar G, Telford SR (2005). "Paleohaemoproteus burmacis gen. n., sp. n. (Haemospororida: Plasmodiidae) from an Early Cretaceous biting midge (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)". Parasitology. 131 (1): 79–84. doi:10.1017/S0031182005007298. PMID 16038399.