Plasmodium gundersi
| Plasmodium gundersi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. gundersi
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium gundersi Bray, 1962
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Plasmodium gundersi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.[1][2]
Like all Plasmodium species P. gundersi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Taxonomy[edit]
The parasite was first described by Bray in 1962.
Hosts[edit]
Vertebrate hosts of this species include the eastern screech owl (Otus asio).
References[edit]
- ^ Carter T. Atkinson; Nancy J. Thomas; D. Bruce Hunter (13 January 2009). Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds. John Wiley & Sons. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-8138-0457-6. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Irene Landau; J.M. Chavatte; W. Peters; A. Chabaud (15 March 2010). "The Sub-Genera of Avian Plasmodium" (PDF). Parasite. 17 (1): 3–7. doi:10.1051/parasite/2010171003. PMID 20387732. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2016.
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