Plasmodium gundersi
Plasmodium gundersi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.[1][2]
Like all Plasmodium species P. gundersi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
| Plasmodium gundersi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. gundersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium gundersi | |
Description
The parasite was first described by Bray in 1962.
Clinical features and host pathology
Vertebrate hosts of this species include the eastern screech owl (Otus asio).
References
- ↑ Carter T. Atkinson; Nancy J. Thomas; D. Bruce Hunter (13 January 2009). Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds. John Wiley & Sons. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-8138-0457-6. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ↑ Irene Landau; J.M. Chavatte; W. Peters; A. Chabaud (15 March 2010). "The Sub-Genera of Avian Plasmodium" (PDF). Parasite. 17 (1): 3–7. doi:10.1051/parasite/2010171003. PMID 20387732. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2016.
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