Landau I, Chabaud A G
Ann Parasitol Hum Comp. 1978 May-Jun;53(3):247-53. doi: 10.1051/parasite/1978533247.
P. cyclopsi sp. nov. is characterized by the small size of the asexual stages and by gametocytes belonging to the type "malariae". It is related to P. anomaluri and the hosts of both species share the same habitat: hollow trees of the tropical forest. By the ancientness of its vertebrate host and its relationship with the "malariae" group of Haemosporidia P. cyclopsi is interpreted as a primitive species.
独眼疟原虫新种的特征在于无性阶段的体积较小以及配子体属于“三日疟”类型。它与异形疟原虫有关，且这两个物种的宿主共享相同的栖息地：热带森林的空心树。鉴于其脊椎动物宿主的古老性以及它与血孢子虫“三日疟”类群的关系，独眼疟原虫被解释为一个原始物种。
