Plasmodium_multivacuolaris

<i>Plasmodium multivacuolaris</i>

Plasmodium multivacuolaris

Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium multivacuolaris is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella

Quick Facts Plasmodium multivacuolaris, Scientific classification ...

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

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas et al. in 2008.[1]

Distribution

This parasite is found in West Africa.

Vectors

Not known.

Hosts

P. multivacuolaris infects the yellow-whiskered greenbul (Andropadus latirostris).

References

  1. [1]
    Valkiūnas G., Iezhova T.A., Loiseau C., Smith T.B., Sehgal R.N. (2008) New malaria parasites of the subgenus Novyella in African rainforest birds, with remarks on their high prevalence, classification and diagnostics. Parasitol. Res.


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