Huffia

Updated on Oct 07, 2024

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Domain Eukaryota Class Aconoidasida Family Plasmodiidae		Phylum Apicomplexa Order Haemosporida Rank Subgenus
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Huffia is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium - all of which are parasites. The subgenus was created in 1963 by Corradetti et al..

Species in this subgenus infect birds with malaria.

Diagnostic features

Species in the subgenus Huffia have the following characteristics:

Mature schizonts, while varying in shape and size, contain plentiful cytoplasm and are commonly found in immature erthryocytes.

Gametocytes are elongated.

Plasmodium elongatum

Plasmodium hermani

Plasmodium huffi

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