Plasmodium cuculus

"Plasmodium cuculus" is a parasite of the genus "Plasmodium" .

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

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

Description

The parasite was first identified by Zhu, He and Miao in 2002.

This species has not yet been described. The species was identified from a DNA sequence from cytochrome b. Given the lack of DNA sequences from many of the known bird species this may turn out to be a junior synonom of a previously described known species.

Geographical occurrence

This 'species' was isolated in China.

Clinical features and host pathology

This 'species' was isolated from the common cuckoo ("Cuculus canorus").

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