Plasmodium globularis

"Plasmodium globularis" is a parasite of the genus "Plasmodium" subgenus Novyella.

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

Taxobox
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name = "Plasmodium globularis"
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regnum = Protista
phylum = Apicomplexa
classis = Aconoidasida
ordo = Haemosporida
familia = Plasmodiidae
genus = "Plasmodium"
species = "P. globularis"
binomial = "Plasmodium globularis"

Description

The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas "et al" in 2008. Valkiūnas G., Iezhova T.A., Loiseau C., Chasar A., Smith T.B., Sehgal R.N. (2008) New species of haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida) from African rainforest birds, with remarks on their classification. Parasitol Res. ]

Geographical occurrence

This parasite is found in Ghana and Cameroon..

Clinical features and host pathology

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

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