Plasmodium paranucleophilum

Plasmodium paranucleophilum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Novyella. As in all Plasmodium species, P. paranucleophilum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.

Plasmodium paranucleophilum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: TSAR
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. paranucleophilum
Binomial name
Plasmodium paranucleophilum
Manwell and Sessler, 1971

Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Manwell and Sessler in 1971.[1]

Distribution

This species was described in South America.

Hosts

The only known host is a tanager (Tachyphonus species).

References
  1. Manwell R. D. and Sessler G. J. (1971) Plasmodium paranucleophilum n. sp. from a South American tanager. J. Protozool. 18(4):629-632.


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