Plasmodium lutzi

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Plasmodium lutzi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

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

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

Contents

[edit] Description

The parasite was first described by Lucena in 1939.

[edit] Geographical occurrence

[edit] Clinical features and host pathology

[edit] References

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