Domain Eukaryota Class Aconoidasida Family Plasmodiidae Rank Genus | Phylum Apicomplexa Order Haemosporida Subgenus Bennettinia | |
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Bennettinia is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium - all of which are parasitic unicellular eukaryotes. The subgenus was created in 1997 by Valkiunas. Species in this subgenus infect birds.
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Diagnostic features
Species in the subgenus Bennettinia have the following characteristics:
Schizonts contain scant cytoplasm, are often round, do not exceed the size of the host nucleus and stick to it.
Gametocytes while varying in shape tend to be round or oval, do not exceed the size of the nucleus and stick to it.
Species in this subgenus
References
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