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.
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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
- 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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