- Plasmodium tumbayaensis
"Plasmodium tumbayaensis" is a parasite of the genus "
Plasmodium ".Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. tumbayaensis" has both
vertebrate andinsect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite arebird s.Taxobox
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regnum =Protista
phylum =Apicomplexa
classis =Aconoidasida
ordo =Haemosporida
familia =Plasmodiidae
genus = "Plasmodium "
species = "P. tumbayaensis"
binomial = "Plasmodium tumbayaensis"Description
The parasite was first described by Mazza and Fiora in 1930.
Geographical occurrence
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host of this species is the thrush "
Planethicus anthracinus ".References
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