Plasmodium lutzi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Haemamoeba.
| Plasmodium lutzi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. lutzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium lutzi Lucena, 1939
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Like all Plasmodium species P. lutzi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Taxonomy edit
The parasite was first described by Lucena in 1939.
Distribution edit
This parasite is found in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela.
Hosts edit
This parasite has been reported to infect the grey-cowled wood rail (Aramides cajaneus) and the great thrush (Turdus fuscater).[1]
References edit
- ^ Mantilla Granados JS, Matta NE, Pacheco MA, Escalante A, Gonzalez AD, Moncada LI (2013) Identification of Plasmodium (Haemamoeba) lutzi (Lucena, 1939) from Turdus fuscater (great thrush) in Colombia. J Parasitol
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