Plasmodium multivacuolaris

Plasmodium multivacuolaris is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella

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

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

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Description

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

Geographical occurrence

This parasite is found in West Africa.

Vectors

Not known.

Clinical features and host pathology

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

References

  1. ^ Valkiūnas G., Iezhova T.A., Loiseau C., Smith T.B., Sehgal R.N. (2008) New malaria parasites of the subgenus Novyella in African rainforest birds, with remarks on their high prevalence, classification and diagnostics. Parasitol. Res.