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''Laverania'' is a subgenus of the ''Plasmodium'' genus of parasitic protozoa. Infection with these protozoans results in malaria. The subgenus was created in 1958 by Bray. The name was first proposed by Welch in 1897 as a genus name for the group now known as ''Plasmodium'' but for a variety of reasons the genus name ''Plasmodium'' was preferred. ==History== The first non human primate parasites were described by Eduard Reichenow in Cameroon in 1920. He observed in 1917 three morphologically distinct ''Plasmodium'' parasites in the blood of chimpanzees and gorillas. These finding were later confirmed by other workers. One species closely resembled ''P. falciparum'' and was thought to be the same species. This species was later renamed ''P. reichenowi''. The other two species — ''P. rhodaini'' and ''P. schwetzi'' — have since been placed in the subgenus ''Plasmodium''. The noticeable differences between ''P. falciparum'' and the other known ''Plasmodium'' species led to the proposal that it be placed in a separate genus ''Laverania''.〔 This suggestion was not accepted but the proposed name is now used as the subgenus. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Laverania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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