Plasmodium tumbayaensis

Plasmodium tumbayaensis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.[1]

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

Plasmodium tumbayaensis
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P. tumbayaensis
Binomial name
Plasmodium tumbayaensis

Description

The parasite was first described by Mazza and Fiora in 1930.[1]

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host of this species is the thrush Planethicus anthracinus.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Coatney, G. Robert; Roudabush, Robert L (1936). "A Catalog and Host-Index of the Genus Plasmodium". The Journal of Parasitology. 22 (4): 338. doi:10.2307/3271859. JSTOR 3271859.


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