Plasmodium malariae

parasitic protozoon that causes malaria in humans
Taxon taxon Q133969
Plasmodium malariae
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Summary

Plasmodium malariae is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (361 views/month, #1,570 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Plasmodium malariae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Plasmodium malariae is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Plasmodium malariae is classified within Plasmodium[5].
  • Plasmodium malariae's scientific name is Plasmodium malariae[6].
  • Plasmodium malariae's Commons category is recorded as Plasmodium malariae[7].
  • Plasmodium malariae's original combination is recorded as Haemamoeba malariae[8].
  • Plasmodium malariae's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. malariae'}[9].
  • Plasmodium malariae is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'zarodziec pasmowy'}[10].
  • Plasmodium malariae's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://protists.ensembl.org/Plasmodium_malariae_gca_900088575[11].
  • Plasmodium malariae's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://protists.ensembl.org/Plasmodium_malariae_gca_900090045[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Plasmodium malariae is Plasmodium malariae[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Plasmodium[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'zarodziec pasmowy'}[10].

Identifiers

Plasmodium malariae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 5858[13]. Plasmodium malariae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7655747[14].

Why It Matters

Plasmodium malariae ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (361 views/month, #1,570 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Opinion 283 Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the generic and specific names commonly used for the Malignant Tertian Malaria Parasite and the Quartan Malaria Parasite respectively. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Ensembl Genomes. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Ensembl Genomes. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · FlocciNivis · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Plasmodium
    Original combination → Haemamoeba malariae
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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