Plasmodium relictum
Plasmodium relictum or Plasmodium biziurae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species, P. biziurae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
| Plasmodium biziurae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. relictum |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium relictum | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Plasmodium paddae[1] | |
Description
The parasite was first described by Gilruth, Sweet and Dodd in 1910.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host for this species is the musk duck, Biziura lobata.
References
- ↑ Valkiunas, Gediminas. Avian Malaria Parasites and other Haemosporidia. CRC Press. p. 592. ISBN 9780203643792.
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