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Plasmodium unalis

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Kingdom
  
Protista

Class
  
Aconoidasida

Family
  
Plasmodiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Apicomplexa

Order
  
Haemosporida

Genus
  
Plasmodium

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Plasmodium unalis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella.

Contents

Like all Plasmodium species P. unalis has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.

Description

This species is most similar to Plasmodium vaughani.

It was described in 2013 by Mantilla et al.

Geographical occurrence

This species occurs in Colombia. It may also be present in other countries in Americas.

Vectors

Not known.

Clinical features and host pathology

This species infects the great thrush (Turdus fuscater).

It is characterized by

  • the presence of a single large, circular shaped pigment granule in the erythrocytic trophozoites and meronts
  • the presence of prominent vacuoles in trophozoites and growing meronts
  • the presence of predominantly fan shaped erythrocytic meronts

    • References

    Plasmodium unalis Wikipedia
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