Plasmodium megaglobularis

Plasmodium megaglobularis is a species of malaria-causing parasite in the genus Plasmodium, subgenus Novyella. As in all Plasmodium species, P. megaglobularis has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.

Plasmodium megaglobularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. megaglobularis
Binomial name
Plasmodium megaglobularis
Valkiūnas et al., 2008

Taxonomy

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The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas et al. in 2008.[1]

Distribution

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This parasite is found in Ghana and Cameroon.

Hosts

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P. megaglobularis infects the olive sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea).

References

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  1. ^ Valkiūnas G, Iezhova TA, Loiseau C, Chasar A, Smith TB, Sehgal RN (2008). "New species of haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida) from African rainforest birds, with remarks on their classification". Parasitol Res. 103 (5): 1213–28. doi:10.1007/s00436-008-1118-x. PMID 18668264. S2CID 24220225.