Plasmodium hegneri

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Plasmodium hegneri is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia.

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

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

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

[edit] Description

The parasite was first described by Manwell and Kuntz in 1966. ^[1]

It is related to the following species

Plasmodium asanum
Plasmodium circumflexum
Plasmodium durae
Plasmodium fallax
Plasmodium formosanum
Plasmodium gabaldoni
Plasmodium lophrae
Plasmodium lophrae
Plasmodium pediocetti
Plasmodium pinotti
Plasmodium polare

[edit] Geographical occurrence

This species was originally isolated in Taiwan but is likely to be much more widespread.

[edit] Clinical features and host pathology

This species infects the common or European teal (Anas crecca).

[edit] References