Plasmodium paranucleophilum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella. As in all Plasmodium species, P. paranucleophilum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Plasmodium paranucleophilum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Aconoidasida |
Order: | Haemospororida |
Family: | Plasmodiidae |
Genus: | Plasmodium |
Species: | P. paranucleophilum
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Binomial name | |
Plasmodium paranucleophilum Manwell and Sessler, 1971
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Taxonomy
editThe parasite was first described by Manwell and Sessler in 1971.[1]
Distribution
editThis species was described in South America.
Hosts
editThe only known host is a tanager (Tachyphonus species).
References
edit- ^ Manwell R. D. and Sessler G. J. (1971) Plasmodium paranucleophilum n. sp. from a South American tanager. J. Protozool. 18(4):629-632.