Plasmodium pinotti

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

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

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

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

[edit] Description

The parasite was first described by Muniz and Soares in 1954. It was named after the Dr Mario Pinotti.

It is related to the following species

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

[edit] Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Jamaica.

[edit] Clinical features and host pathology

Known hosts of this species include the Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) , Euneornis campestris, Loxipasser anoxanthus and the Black-faced Grassquit (Tiaris bicolor).

[edit] References