- Plasmodium alloelongatum
"Plasmodium alloelongatum" is a parasite of the genus "
Plasmodium ".Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. alloelongatum" 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. alloelongatum"
binomial = "Plasmodium alloelongatum"Description
The parasite was first described by Paperna "et al" in
2007 . Paperna I., Yosef R., Landau I. (2007) "Plasmodium" spp. in raptors on the Eurasian-African migration route. Parasite. 14(4):313-322. ]Geographical occurrence
This parasite is found in
Israel .Clinical features and host pathology
"P. alloelongatum" infects the Levant sparrowhawk ("
Accipiter brevipes ").References
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