Plasmodium hegneri

Plasmodium hegneri

"Plasmodium hegneri" is a parasite of the genus "Plasmodium" subgenus "Giovannolaia".

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

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

Description

The parasite was first described by Manwell and Kuntz in 1966. Manwell RD and Kuntz RE. (1966) "Plasmodium hegneri" n. sp. from the European teal "Anas c. crecca" in Taiwan. J. Protozool. 13(3):437-440 ]

It is related to the following species

"Plasmodium asanum"
"Plasmodium circumflexum"
"Plasmodium durae"
"Plasmodium fallax"
"Plasmodium formosanum"
"Plasmodium gabaldoni"
"Plasmodium lophrae"
"Plasmodium lophrae"
"Plasmodium pediocetti"
"Plasmodium pinotti"
"Plasmodium polare"

Geographical occurrence

This species was originally isolated in Taiwan but is likely to be much more widespread.

Clinical features and host pathology

This species infects the common or European teal ("Anas crecca").

References


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