Plasmodium paddae

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

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

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

Contents

Description

This species was described by Brumpt in 1935.

Geographical occurrence

Vectors

Culex pipiens

Clinical features and host pathology

References