Plasmodium megaglobularis
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| Plasmodium megaglobularis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. megaglobularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium megaglobularis Valkiūnas et al., 2008 | |
Plasmodium megaglobularis is a species of malaria-causing parasite in the genus Plasmodium, subgenus Novyella. As in all Plasmodium species, P. megaglobularis has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Taxonomy
[edit]The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas et al. in 2008.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This parasite is found in Ghana and Cameroon.
Hosts
[edit]P. megaglobularis infects the olive sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea).
References
[edit]- ^ Valkiūnas G, Iezhova TA, Loiseau C, Chasar A, Smith TB, Sehgal RN (2008). "New species of haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida) from African rainforest birds, with remarks on their classification". Parasitol Res. 103 (5): 1213–28. doi:10.1007/s00436-008-1118-x. PMID 18668264. S2CID 24220225.
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