Plasmodium pinotti is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.
Plasmodium pinotti | |
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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. pinotti
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Binomial name | |
Plasmodium pinotti Muniz and Soares, 1954
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Like all Plasmodium species P. pinotti has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Description
editThe parasite was first described by Muniz and Soares in 1954. It was named after Mario Pinotti.
Geographical occurrence
editThis species is found in Jamaica.
Clinical features and host pathology
editKnown hosts of this species include the bananaquit (Coereba flaveola), orangequit (Euneornis campestris), yellow-shouldered grassquit (Loxipasser anoxanthus), large toucan (Ramphastos toco) and black-faced grassquit (Tiaris bicolor).
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