Plasmodium globularis

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

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

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

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Description

The parasite was first described by Valkiūnas et al. in 2008.[1]

Geographical occurrence

This parasite is found in Ghana and Cameroon..

Clinical features and host pathology

P. globularis infects the yellow-whiskered greenbul (Andropadus latirostris).

References

  1. ^ Valkiūnas G., Iezhova T.A., Loiseau C., Chasar A., Smith T.B., Sehgal R.N. (2008) New species of haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida) from African rainforest birds, with remarks on their classification. Parasitol Res.