Plasmodium biziurae

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Plasmodium biziurae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

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

Plasmodium biziurae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Protista Phylum: Apicomplexa Class: Aconoidasida Order: Haemosporida Family: Plasmodiidae Genus: Plasmodium Species: P. biziurae
Binomial name
Plasmodium biziurae

Contents 1 Description 2 Geographical occurrence 3 Clinical features and host pathology 4 References

[edit] Description

The parasite was first described by Gilruth, Sweet and Dodd in 1910.

[edit] Geographical occurrence

[edit] Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host for this species if the musk duck Biziura lobata.

[edit] References