Kingdom Protista Rank Species | Order Haemosporida | |
Scientific name Plasmodium paranucleophilum | ||
Plasmodium paranucleophilum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Contents
Like all Plasmodium species P. paranucleophilum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Description
The parasite was first described by Manwell and Sessler in 1971.
Geographical occurrence
This species was described in South America.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host is a tanager (Tachyphonus species).
References
Plasmodium paranucleophilum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA