Plasmodium corradettii

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Plasmodium corradettii is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella.

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

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

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

[edit] Description

The parasite was first described by Laird in 1998. ^[1]

[edit] Geographical occurrence

[edit] Clinical features and host pathology

[edit] References