Plasmodium multivacuolaris
Plasmodium multivacuolaris is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella
| Plasmodium multivacuolaris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
| Kingdom: | Chromista |
| Subkingdom: | Harosa |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. multivacuolaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium multivacuolaris Valkiūnas et al., 2008 | |
Like all Plasmodium species P. multivacuolaris has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas et al. in 2008.[1]
Distribution
This parasite is found in West Africa.
Vectors
Not known.
Hosts
P. multivacuolaris infects the yellow-whiskered greenbul (Andropadus latirostris).
References
- Valkiūnas G., Iezhova T.A., Loiseau C., Smith T.B., Sehgal R.N. (2008) New malaria parasites of the subgenus Novyella in African rainforest birds, with remarks on their high prevalence, classification and diagnostics. Parasitol. Res.
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