Plasmodium coggeshalli

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Plasmodium coggeshalli is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Haemamoeba.

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

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

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

[edit] Description

The parasite was first described by Gres and Landau in 1997. ^[1]

[edit] Geographical occurrence

[edit] Clinical features and host pathology

[edit] References