Plasmodium_matutinum

<i>Plasmodium matutinum</i>

Plasmodium matutinum

Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium matutinum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Haemamoeba.

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

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Huff in 1937.[1]

For some time this species was thought to be a subspecies of Plasmodium relictum.

Hosts

This species infects the thrush nightingale (Luscinia luscinia).

References

  1. [1]
    Huff CG (1937) A new variety of Plasmodium relictum from the robin. J Parasitol 23: 400–404


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